Chemistry, asked by snehitha21, 6 months ago

what is an indicator ?​

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Answered by PrincessPalak
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Answer:

ᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟ ɪɴᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴏʀ, ᴀɴʏ sᴜʙsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢɪᴠᴇs ᴀ ᴠɪsɪʙʟᴇ sɪɢɴ, ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʙʏ ᴀ ᴄᴏʟᴏᴜʀ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ, ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏʀ ᴀʙsᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴛʜʀᴇsʜᴏʟᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs, sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ᴀɴ ᴀᴄɪᴅ ᴏʀ ᴀɴ ᴀʟᴋᴀʟɪ ɪɴ ᴀ sᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴀɴ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʙsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴍᴇᴛʜʏʟ ʏᴇʟʟᴏᴡ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪᴍᴘᴀʀᴛs ᴀ ʏᴇʟʟᴏᴡ ᴄᴏʟᴏᴜʀ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴ ᴀʟᴋᴀʟɪɴᴇ sᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ.

Answered by ItzHarman
1

Answer:

The substances which show different behaviour in acidic and basic medium and thus help in determining the chemical nature of the substance is called Indicator.

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