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Q: How could an indicator be used to find out if something is acidic or alkline if the label was missing?
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What does yellow indicate on the ph scale?

It depends on what indicator you are using. Yellow with the bromothymol blue indicator is acidic, yellow with the methyl orange indicator is basic, yellow with the phenol red indicator is acidic and yellow with the universal indicator is acidic.


Universal indicator is a solution that changes what in an acidic or alkali solution?

Universal indicator doesn't change anything in an acidic or alkali solution. All universal indicator does is show how acidic or alkaline a solution is (red being acidic, green being neutral and blue being alkali)


What is the material used to remove an indicator from a neutralized solution how does this work?

it is universal indicator with mixture of alkali


Which indicator isn't used in acidic medium?

A turn left or turn right indicator.


What is the color of purple bougainvillea indicator if the substance is acidic?

acidic - magenta basic - no colour change


What are acidic indicators?

Universal indicator or litmis paper


What is an indicator that turns red in acidic solutions?

It happens to be Litmus.


Is universal indicator paper the same as blue litmus paper?

No totally different, universal indicator is a mixture of chemical which shows the precise p.H of a substance, blue litmus paper reveals whether the substance is acidic or alkaline.


Does the pH of the soil affect the colour of flowers?

Yes it does. In some flowers, they act like Universal Indicator. (universal indicator goes blue if its very basic- also known as alkaline- and it goes red if something is acidic) So some flowers go red in acidic soil, and change to blue if the soil goes basic.


What is used as an indicator of whether a solution is acidic or basic?

pH strips are used to determine whether a solution is acidic or basic


What indicator has no color at all?

phenolphthalien when added to an acidic solution has a colourless indicator. but shows pink colour for basic solution.


What is universal indicator state the purpose for which this indicator is used?

Universal Indicator is used to test for the acidity of a solution, because the universal indicator has a wider range of pH that it can explain why a substance is acidic or basic.