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Color Change of Universal pH Indicator - Part 4
The frozen acetic acid could have been melted in a water bath. Alternatively, citric acid could have been dissolved in water, and other weak acids were also available. I could have asked my colleagues for help. Moreover, after the experiment, I remembered that the laboratory had a 70% acetic acid solution, which only begins to freeze at -27°C.
Изменение окраски универсального индикатора pH - Часть 4 However, after the "administrative trouble," I was thrown off track and became so frustrated that I could not recall what reagents were available in the laboratory or where they were located. In addition, I did not want to ask my colleagues for reagents. I decided to use a 13% hydrochloric acid solution to gradually lower the pH. If necessary, the hydrochloric acid could be further diluted to reduce the concentration of hydrogen ions in the added solution. Finally, I planned to add a 69% nitric acid solution to the beaker to achieve a minimum pH. I added the first drop of hydrochloric acid to the green solution. The acid formed an orange-red spot that slowly sank to the bottom. After stirring, the green solution turned greenish-yellow. Upon adding another drop of the acid and stirring, the greenish tint disappeared. With subsequent additions, the solution turned orange and then red. Further additions of hydrochloric acid no longer produced a visible color change. I then added 15 mL of 69% nitric acid solution. The solution in the beaker developed a crimson hue. Let us now turn to the second beaker. I chose 25% ammonia solution as the weak base and sodium hydroxide granules as the strong base. I added a drop of the ammonia solution, and no visible change occurred. Since ammonia solution is less dense than water, it remained on the surface. After stirring, the yellow solution immediately turned blue, with no intermediate green color observed. With further additions of ammonia, the blue solution acquired a violet tint and eventually became violet. The concentration of the base was too high, so the ammonia solution should have been diluted before the experiment. I then added sodium hydroxide granules and stirred until they dissolved. No noticeable change in the color of the solution was observed. |
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