Consider the reaction for the dissolution of solid magnesium hydroxide. Mg(OH)2(s)g2 (a) +2OH (ag)
If the concentration of hydroxide ion in a saturated solution of magnesium hydroxide is 2.24 x 104 M.
what is the molar solubility of magnesium hydroxide? Report your answer in scientific notation with three significant figures.

Molar solubility is 1.12x10⁻⁴M

Explanation:

The dissolution of magnesium hydroxide is:

Mg(OH)₂(s) ⇄ Mg²⁺ + 2OH⁻

The molar solubility represents the moles of the solid that the solution can dissolve, that could be written as:

Mg(OH)₂(s) ⇄ X + 2X

Where X is solubility.

If you obtained a [OH⁻] = 2.24x10⁻⁴M and you know [OH⁻] = 2X:

2X = 2.24x10⁻⁴M

X = 2.24x10⁻⁴M/2

X =1.12x10⁻⁴M

a. energy is absorbed in the reaction.

if in a given reaction the energy of products is greater than the energy of reactants it means that reaction is endothermic and during the reaction, the energy is absorbed by reactants. in an endothermic reaction, the products have more stored chemical energy than the reactants. and in this reaction the reactants are more stable than products before the compounds with less energy are always more stable.