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INDICADOR PH [1 record]

Record 1 2021-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Chemistry)
  • Analytical Chemistry
DEF

... a compound that changes color in solution over a narrow range of pH values.

CONT

pH indicators are used to give a rough value of pH of a chemical solution. For precise measurements, a pH meter is used.

Key term(s)
  • color indicator
  • colored indicator

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Chimie)
  • Chimie analytique
DEF

Substance dont la couleur change dans un domaine assez étroit de pH.

CONT

Dès le dix-septième siècle, Robert Boyle utilise des décoctions de plantes comme indicateurs colorés. Dans son ouvrage «expériences sur les couleurs» il explique en 1663 comment mettre en évidence le caractère acide des solutions à l'aide de sirop de violette.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo (Química)
  • Química analítica
DEF

Instrumento que mide o indica la concentración de iones hidrógeno en una solución. En una escala de pH de 0 a 14, el 7 indica una solución neutra; de ahí hacia abajo, acidez, y hacia arriba, alcalinidad

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