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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.

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Why is water used as the universal indicator?

Water is NOT Universal Indicator. Water is often referred to as a Universal Solvent as a large number of substances are soluble in it. Universal Indicator is a chemical agent that can be used to test the pH of a liquid.


What can be used to get a pH value?

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Why was universal indicator paper used to test the pH rather than placing universal indicator solution into the mixture?

Use of paper avoid the contamination of the sample.


What is universal indicator solution and how does it work?

universal indicator solution can be used to determine acid or base at the same time . Its changes its colour and helps in determing the chwmical property


Could universal indicator be used to identify a liquid as being pure water?

A pH indicator is used only to measure the pH of the solution.


What is universal pH paper?

Universal pH paper is a type of paper used to find the pH level of a solution and is an indicator.


What chemical can be used to indicate acid in food?

The most popular chemical used is the Universal Indicator Solution.Lizzie


What do you use universal indicator solution for?

It is a chemical solution used for knowing the pH of a substance. Eg. You mix a drop of Universal indicator solution with approx 5 mL of the substance whose pH you want to know.You can compare the color with a standard pH chart and know the pH.


What kind of indicators are used in precipitation titration?

An example of an indicator would be Phenol Red, or Universal Indicator. Depending on the pH range of the indicator and the pH range of the substrates you would use the appropriate indicator.


How a mixture of methyl orange litmus and phenolphthalein could be used as a type of universal indicator?

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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


What colour does the universal indicator go with a lot of acid?

The universal indicator goes bright red. I thought it was dark red lol =D i joke! i knew it was bright red. that's what mr. bayes, my science teacher said. he used to be a scientist