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Question
Why indicator does not get affected by salt?
Short Answer
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Solution
Indicators do not get affected by salts because salts are neutral in nature. Indicators work only with acidic and basic substances.
For example:
| Indicator | Acidic substance | Basic substance |
| Phenolphthalein | colourless | turns pink |
| Methyl orange | turns red | turns yellow |
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