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Bromophenol Blue pKa and Color Change

The document provides a table of various pH indicators, including their pH ranges, color changes, and pKa values. It also includes an example calculation for the indicator Bromophenol blue, determining its effective pH range and the percentage of its basic form at a specific pH. The calculations demonstrate the relationship between pH, concentration of hydrogen ions, and the indicator's behavior in solution.

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Bromophenol Blue pKa and Color Change

The document provides a table of various pH indicators, including their pH ranges, color changes, and pKa values. It also includes an example calculation for the indicator Bromophenol blue, determining its effective pH range and the percentage of its basic form at a specific pH. The calculations demonstrate the relationship between pH, concentration of hydrogen ions, and the indicator's behavior in solution.

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Indicator pH range Colour change pK a

Neutral colour pH
Methyl orange 3.2 – 4.5 Pink to yellow 3.7
Methyl red 4.4 – 6.5 Red to yellow 5.1
Litmus 5.5 – 7.5 Red to blue 7.0
Phenol red 6.8 – 8.4 Yellow to red 7.8
Phenolpthalein 8.3 – 10.5 Colourless to pink 9.6

Ex. Bromophenol blue is an indicator with a value of Ka = 6.84 × 10–6. At what pH it will work as an indicator?
Also report the % of this indicator in its basic form at a pH of 5.84.
Sol. HBPh H+ + BPh–

[H  ][BPh  ]
Ka = , when BPh– = HBPh, indicator will work. Thus
[HBPh]

[H+] = 6.84 × 10–6


 pH = 5.165
Also if pH = 5.84
or [H+] = 1.44 × 10–6, then

[H  ][BPh  ] –6
1 .44  1 0 6 .C 
Ka = or 6.84 × 10 = or  = 0.83 or 83 %
[HBPh] C(1   )

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