Calculate: (a) the pH of the saturated solution of magnesium  hydroxide:   Mg(OH)2(s) →← Mg2+(aq) + 2OH–(aq), Ksp = 1.2×10–11  and (b) the standard Gibbs free energy change for the above reaction. Enter your answers with correct units and significant figures.

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Calculate: (a) the pH of the saturated solution of magnesium  hydroxide:  

Mg(OH)2(s) Mg2+(aq) + 2OH(aq), Ksp = 1.2×10–11 

and (b) the standard Gibbs free energy change for the above reaction. Enter your answers with correct units and significant figures.



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