A student adds a small amount of phenolphthalein to an erlenmeyer flask, and it changes to pink when he adds the base, sodium hydroxide. What is phenolphthalein considered to be? a titrant an analyte an indicator O an isotitrate O a quotient

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A student adds a small amount of
phenolphthalein
to an erlenmeyer flask, and it
changes to pink when he adds the base, sodium
hydroxide. What is phenolphthalein considered.
to be?
O a titrant
O an analyte
an indicator
an isotitrate
O a quotient
Transcribed Image Text:A student adds a small amount of phenolphthalein to an erlenmeyer flask, and it changes to pink when he adds the base, sodium hydroxide. What is phenolphthalein considered. to be? O a titrant O an analyte an indicator an isotitrate O a quotient
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