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A Universal indicatoris apH indicatorcomposed of asolutionof several compounds that exhibits several smoothcolourchanges over apHvalue range from 1-14 to indicate theacidityor basicity of solutions. Although there are a number of commercially available universal pH indicators, most are a variation of a formula patented byYamadain 1923.[1]Details of this patent can be found inChemical Abstracts.[2]Experiments with Yamada's Universal Indicator are also described in the Journal of Chemical Education.[3]
There are now also available wide range pH test papers with distinct colours for each pH from 1 to 14. Colour matching charts are supplied with the specific test strips purchased. The universal indicator is made from magnesium hydroxide with a pH value of 4.
A universal indicator is typically composed of water,propan-1-ol,phenolphthaleinsodium salt, sodium hydroxide,methyl red,bromothymol bluemonosodium salt, andthymol bluemonosodium salt.[4]The colours that indicate the pH of a solution, after adding a universal indicator are:
| pH range | Description | Colour |
|---|---|---|
| 0-3 | Strong acid | Red |
| 3-6 | Acid | Orange/Yellow |
| 7 | Neutral | Green |
| 8-11 | Base | Blue |
| 11-14 | Strong base | Violet/Purple |
80pcs/kit with colour chart Expriy Date (Aug 2017)
simply put a piece of testing strip onto/into the object/liquid, result comes out within
half second.