KS3 Y7 Use of Indicators

Gap-fill exercise.

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There are some colourful chemicals called . These can change when mixed with an acid or when mixed with an .

These chemicals are called . is one such .

It turns when mixed with acids. It will turn when mixed with alkali.

This makes useful because we can test for ds or . We can do this safely.

Many flowers and fruits are and we can get coloured dyes from them.

There is another type of indicator called the . This is actually a of different coloured chemicals. This allows more accurate testing of acids and alkalis. It uses colours that match the pH scale. The pH scale ranges from to .

pH numbers between 1 to are .
pH number of is neutral.
pH numbers between to 14 are .

 

 

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