Let the molar solubility of Ni(OH)2 be S.
The dissociation of Ni(OH)2 is given by:
Ni(OH)2(s)⇌Ni2+(aq)+2OH−(aq)
Dissolution of S mol/L of Ni(OH)2 provides S mol/L of Ni2+ and 2S mol/L of OH−.
However, the solution already contains 0.10 M of OH− from the strong base NaOH.
Thus, the total concentration of OH−=(0.10+2S) mol/L .
The ionic product (solubility product), Ksp=[Ni2+][OH−]2=2.0×10−15 .
Substituting the concentrations:
2.0×10−15=(S)(0.10+2S)2 .
Since Ksp is very small, 2S is negligible compared to 0.10. Therefore, (0.10+2S)≈0.10 .
2.0×10−15=S(0.10)2
2.0×10−15=S(10−2)
S=10−22.0×10−15=2.0×10−13 M .