1. Understand the Relationship between pH and pOH
* pH + pOH = 14
2. Calculate the pOH
* pOH = 14 - pH
* pOH = 14 - 8.57 = 5.43
3. Calculate the Hydroxide Ion Concentration ([OH-])
* [OH-] = 10^-pOH
* [OH-] = 10^-5.43
* [OH-] ≈ 3.72 x 10^-6 M
Therefore, the hydroxide ion concentration of a solution with a pH of 8.57 is approximately 3.72 x 10^-6 M.