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() at is titrated with HCl, and the equivalence-point pH is . Which indicator is best suited?

  1. AThymol blue, acid range (pH 1.2-2.8)
  2. BPhenolphthalein (pH 8.3-10.0)
  3. CThymolphthalein (pH 9.3-10.5)
  4. DMethyl red (colour change range pH 4.4-6.2)

Answer: D

The indicator range must include the equivalence-point pH (, from hydrolysis of ). Only methyl red (4.4-6.2) brackets it. Thymol blue (acid range 1.2-2.8) changes colour in a far more acidic region than the equivalence point, while the two phthaleins change colour in the basic region, well past it.
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