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0.15 M CH3COOH and 0.2 M CH3COONa means salt of weak acid and strong base.
And for weak acid and str. base, we have:
pOH = 7 - 1/2( pka + logc ) where c = molar conc. of the salt. c = 0.1+0.15+0.2 [no. of moles remains constant]
pKa = 1.8*10^-5 [given]
pOH = 7 - 1/2 (1.8*10^-5 + 0.45) = 7.173
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