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Acid-Base Indicator Experiment Guide

The experiment aims to classify solutions as acidic, neutral, or alkaline using various indicators such as phenolphthalein, litmus, and methyl orange. It involves preparing solutions and observing color changes when indicators are added to different solutions. The conclusion focuses on understanding the behavior of indicators in different pH environments.

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Acid-Base Indicator Experiment Guide

The experiment aims to classify solutions as acidic, neutral, or alkaline using various indicators such as phenolphthalein, litmus, and methyl orange. It involves preparing solutions and observing color changes when indicators are added to different solutions. The conclusion focuses on understanding the behavior of indicators in different pH environments.

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CHEMISTRY

Experiment

Indicators

Objective

To use various indicators to classify solutions as acidic, neutral or alkaline


To describe the colours of different indicators in acidic, neutral or alkaline solutions

Apparatus

1. Indicators: phenolphthalein, litmus solution or paper and methyl orange


2. Solutions: dilute hydrochloric acid, dilute sodium hydroxide and sodium chloride
solution.
3. Distilled water
4. Nine test tubes
5. Three test tube racks
6. Masking tape and pen
7. 100 ml beaker – 2 pcs
8. dropper – 2 pcs

Procedure

1. Set up three test tubes in each of the 3 test tube racks and use masking tape and pen
to label each rack with the name of one of the 3 indicators: phenolphthalein, litmus
paper and methyl orange.
2. Label 1 test tube in each rack with a different solution in the Apparatus (dilute
hydrochloric acid, sodium chloride or distilled water, and dilute sodium hydroxide), so
that each rack contains one test tube of each solution in the Apparatus.
3. Using the 100ml beaker, make solutions of sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, by
mixing 1 teaspoon of each with 100ml of distilled water.
4. Pour 2ml of each of the 3 solutions from the Apparatus into the corresponding
labelled test tubes in each rack. You can also use distilled water instead of sodium
chloride.
5. Add 2-3 drops of indicator to the test tubes – a different indicator for each test tube
rack, according to your labels.
6. Observe and record the colour changes in each test tube, using the table below:

Solutions Indicators
Phenolphthalein Litmus Methyl orange
Dilute hydrochloric acid
Sodium chloride or
distilled water
Dilute sodium
hydroxide

Observation

Look at your results table. What do you notice? What colour does phenolphthalein go in acids
and alkalis? What about litmus solution and methyl orange? Which solutions are acids and which
are alkalis?

Conclusion

What have you learnt from this experiment?

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