NATURAL INDICATORS B A C K G R O U N D We know the color changes that we see in the nature all around us. We also notice the color changes in iced tea when lemon juice is added. In the study of acidbase chemistry we use litmus paper to indicate if a solution is acidic, basic, or neutral based on the color changes. Is there a common chemical process occurring in all the above phenomena? Can we know the ‘mystery’ of the acid-base indicators, like litmus paper, by carefully examining the change in color of some natural dyes? The substances in plant products such as tea, red cabbage or grapes react with acids(or bases), resulting in changes at the molecular level which causes their colors to be different at different pH levels. All pH indicators, such as litmus paper, change colors depending upon whether they donate or accept protons, (acids are proton donors and bases are proton acceptors). Therefore, pH indicators are themselves acids or bases!!!!! Chemists pick selective natural dyes to indicate specific pH levels based on their color changes. For example, a commonly used acid-base indicator, named Bromthymol Blue, is yellow in acid and blue in base and intermediate in between at pH 7. Yellow form of Bromthymol Blue, (acid-form, HBb) when donates a proton to OH- ions at higher pH changes to anion, (base-form, Bb-) which is blue. The point at which the color changes from intermediate to blue gives information on the acid strength of the acid-form, HBb. Chemists test various indicators for their acid strength and choose an indicator for specific pH levels.
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