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Bromophenol blue is anindicatorwith a valueof K_(a) = 5.84 xx10^(-5) . At whatworkas anindicator ?Alsoreportthe% of thisindicatorin its basicfor at a pH of 4.84 .

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Solution :`HBPh hArrH^(+) + BPh^(-)`
`K_(a) = ([H^(+)][BPh^(-)])/([HBPh]) , `when`BPh^(-)` = HBPh ,indicatorwill work . THUS
` [H^(+)] = 5.84 xx10^(-5)`
` :. pH = 4.2336`
ALSOIF pH= 4.84
or `[H^(+]= 1.44 xx10^(-5) ` , then
`K_(a) = ([H^(+)] [BPh^(-)])/([HBPh])`
or `5.84 xx10^(-5) = (1.44 xx10^(-5)CALPHA)/(C(1-alpha))`
`alpha = 0.8 ` or 80 %


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