Answer:
0.5 M is the required molarity of a barium hydroxide solution to prepare a 1.0 M of hydroxide solution.
Explanation:
[tex]Ba(OH)_2(aq)\rightarrow Ba^{2+}(aq)+2OH^-(aq)[/tex]
Let the molarity of barium hydroxide be x.
According to reaction , 2 M of hydroxide ions are obtained from 1 M of barium hydroxide
Then 1.0 M of hydroxide ion swill be obtained from:
[tex]\frac{1}{2}\times 1.0 M=0.5 M[/tex] of barium hydroxide
0.5 M is the required molarity of a barium hydroxide solution to prepare a 1.0 M of hydroxide solution.