Phenolphthalein Phenolphthalein is a universal indicator, which means it changes color to show the pH of certain solutions. Phenolphthalein stays colorless in acidic solutions and turns pink in alkaline solutions. Sodium hydroxide is a base, so when you add phenolphthalein, the solution turns pink. Other indicators commonly used in the laboratory are litmus and methyl orange. A Litmus indicator solution goes red in acidic solutions, blue in alkaline solutions and purple in neutral solutions. Methyl orange turns red in acidic solutions and yellow in neutral or alkaline solutions.
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Answer:
Electrons get farther from the nucleus.
Explanation:
By going from the top to the bottom of a group, the atomic number increases. That would mean that:
- The number of orbitals increases, as there are more electrons.
- A higher atomic number implies an increasing number of neutrons.
- As there are more electrons, they get farther from the nucleus. The farther an electron is from the nucleus, the easier it is for the electron to be removed from the atom.
