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A phenol red solution is yellow initially. When the solution is exposed to something basic the color will shift from yellow to red to fuschia. Adding enough acid will turn the solution yellow again.

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Phenol red turns yellow under acidic conditions.?æIt can turn orange under neutral conditions. Under basic or alkaline conditions, it will turn pink.?æ

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Purple blue at pH > 8.2 to 10.

However pH higher than 13 will discolorise in some time.

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pink
Pink colour in alkali.

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no color change

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pink

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Yellow

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Pink

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What color does phenolphthalein turn in base?

if concentration is particularly strong then it became purple


What happens when you mix HCl and phenolphthalein?

After a pH=10 the color of phenophthalein is fuchsia.


What color does NaoH turn when phenolphthalein?

Pink


What colour does hydrochloric acid turn phenolphthalein?

It should be clear. Phenolphthalein doesn't change color in the presence of an acid, only a base.


What color does phenolphthalein turn when dipped in water?

Phenolphtalein is colorless at pH=7.


What color does ammonia turn when phenolphthalein is added?

it turns into fushia/purpley colour


What makes phenolphthalein turn alkali pink?

Phenolphthalein turns pink in the presence of a base or any solution with a ph over 7.


What happens if phenolphthalein was added to salts?

If phenolphthalein is added to a solution of salts, it will not undergo any specific reaction. Phenolphthalein is used as an indicator in acid-base titrations, where it changes color depending on the pH of the solution. Since salts do not have acidic or basic properties, phenolphthalein will not exhibit any color change.


What does Phenolphthalein indicate?

Phenolphthalein indicates the presence of an acid or base within substance. When there is a base present the phenolphthalein will create a pink to fuchsia color. When an acid is present the phenolphthalein will create a colorless to orange color.


What color would tap water turn with phenolphthalein?

Generally tap water is acidic. There is no color changes.


Phenolphthalein goes what colour in a base?

Phenolphthalein turns pink in a base and turns colourless in a base


When does phenolphthalein turn pink?

Phenolphthalein in acidic titrations,turns colorless and pink in basic solutions.