5) The pH of a 0.1 M NaOH solution should be 13. However, this is often not actually observed in the
lab. In thinking about various scenarios that might occur, and possible reasons for obtaining a result
that is not expected:
a. What reason can you think of that might cause a pH of less than 13 to be observed?
b. What reason can you think of that might cause a pH of greater than 13 to be observed?