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Physical Chemistry

10^(-2) mole of NaOH was added to 10L if water. The pH will change by??
A)4 B)3 C)11 D)7
Please explain and thank you

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So the concentration of NaOH is 0.001 M. So, pOH will be -log (0.001), which is 3. pH= 14-pOH, which 11. Since water itself is neutral , with the pH 7, the pH will, on adding NaOH will change by 4.