Some household chemicals, such as hydrogen peroxide and chlorine bleach, break down many organic molecules. Do you think it would be wise to try to measure the pH of these types of solutions using a natural pH indicator? Why or why not?

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Ryland Schroeder

6 May, 14:15

Some household chemicals, such as hydrogen peroxide and chlorine bleach, break down many organic molecules. Do you think it would be wise to try to measure the pH of these types of solutions using a natural pH indicator? Why or why not?

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Deacon Moss · Answer 1

The use of natural indicators to calculate the pH of household chemicals is not recommended.

Explanation:

These cleaning compounds are characterized by being strong oxidizing agents. And because natural pH indicators, such as purple cabbage juice, are made of organic material, therefore, these cleaning compounds would oxidize the indicator molecule in the cabbage solution, leading to consequent loss of the indicator properties of the natural pH indicator solution.

Teagan Reeves · Answer 2

We cannot use hydrogen peroxides and chlorine bleach as a natural indicators because they are dissociated into its ions and changes their pH of dissociation.

Explanation:

Natural indicators are organic material that they formed by natural tissues and these are cannot be broken down into the further ions. Hence the pH value is cannot be vary.

If we use hydrogen peroxide and chlorine beach as as natural indicators these are further broken down into its ions and change their pH of dissociation.

Hence, we cannot used as a natural indicators.