It is a substance used to determine the strengths of acids and alkali.
It changes color according to the pH of the material its in. It is so useful because the color also tells you how strong the substance is. As an example, if you were to put a few drops of the indicator in water it would go green. A few drops of it in cleaning products and it would go a deep purple.
A universal indicator can give various colors to a huge variety of pH ranges.
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Universal indicator is a pH indicator solution used to determine the pH of a substance. It contains a mixture of different indicator dyes that change color depending on the pH level of the solution being tested. This allows for a broad range of pH values to be identified by observing the color change.
Universal indicator is just that - an indicator. It is not intended as an accurate measurement system.
Water is NOT Universal Indicator. Water is often referred to as a Universal Solvent as a large number of substances are soluble in it. Universal Indicator is a chemical agent that can be used to test the pH of a liquid.
A neutral solution will turn universal indicator green.
The color of universal indicator solution in a neutral solution is green.
An acidic substance will turn universal indicator orange. This occurs because universal indicator contains a mixture of dyes that change color based on the pH of the solution. In an acidic environment, the indicator will shift towards the orange end of the color spectrum.