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What is unusual about thymol blue? Why does thymbol blue change color at the pH that is does?

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What is unusual about thymol blue? Why does thymol blue change color?

pH indicators:

pH indicators are a chemical compound that changes its color when dissolved in acid or base. Through these chemical compounds, we can determine the pH visually by adding a small amount of indicator to the solution. For example methyl orange, methyl red, etc.

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Thymol blue is an example of a pH indicator.

The chemical name of thymol blue is thymolsulphonephthalein. It is a brownish-green or...

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Acid-Base Indicator: Definition & Concept

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Learn about acid-base indicators. Understand what acid-base indicators are, how they work to determine if a solution is acidic or basic, and see the examples.


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