An unknown solution changed the color of a phenolphthalein indicator from coloriess to pink. What would you comment about the pH of the unknown solution?

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anor277
May 11, 2017

That you added a basic solution, i.e. .............

Explanation:

.....a solution whose #pH>7#.

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I found that phenolpthalein was one of the very best indicators to use for standard acid-base titrations, in that the acidic form is colourless, #"farblos"#, and the basic form is a lovely pink. The end-point is thus relatively simple to observe and detect. Of course, you titrate to the point of colour change, not to the colour change itself.

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