Following table depicts colour changes in acids and bases when various…

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Following table depicts colour changes in acids and bases when various indicators are added:

Indicator Colour change in acids Colour change in bases

Turmeric No change A

China rose Dark Pink B

Phenolphthalein C Pink

Methyl orange D Pink

A, B, C, D respectively are:

Answer: A. reddish brown, green, colourless, orangeAn acid-base indicator shows one characteristic colour when dipped in an acidic solution and a distinctly different characteristic colour when dipped in a…

  1. A.

    reddish brown, green, colourless, orange

  2. B.

    yellow, green, orange, colourless

  3. C.

    reddish brown, pink, orange, colourless

  4. D.

    yellow, orange, pink, colourless

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Correct answer: A

An acid-base indicator shows one characteristic colour when dipped in an acidic solution and a distinctly different characteristic colour when dipped in a basic solution; each indicator has its own fixed pair of colours, so identifying an unknown entry means recalling that indicator's acid-response and its base-response as two separate, independent facts.

  1. Turmeric stays unchanged (its own natural yellow) in an acid, and turns reddish-brown when the medium is a base, so A = reddish brown.

  2. China rose (hibiscus/gudhal extract) turns dark pink in an acid (as already given), and turns green when the medium is a base, so B = green.

  3. Phenolphthalein is colourless in an acid, and turns pink when the medium is a base (as already given), so C = colourless.

  4. Methyl orange turns orange when the medium is an acid, so D = orange.

Reading the four results together — reddish brown, green, colourless, orange — matches exactly one of the offered combinations, confirming both the individual indicator facts and their combined ordering are consistent with a single option.

Methyl orange's colour in a strongly acidic medium is sometimes described more precisely as pinkish-red rather than orange, but orange is the official exam key's intended acid-column reading here, and it remains the best fit among the offered choices - colourless, the only alternative offered for this slot, does not correspond to any documented state of methyl orange in either medium.

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