Phenolphthalein has a pKa of 9.7. It is colorless in its acid form and pink in its basic form. For each of the values of pH, calculate [In-]>[HIn] and predict the color of a phenolphthalein solution. a. pH = 2.0 b. pH = 5.0 c. pH = 8.0 d. pH = 11.0

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Phenolphthalein has a pKa of 9.7. It is colorless in its acid form and pink in its basic form. For each of the values of pH, calculate [In-]>[HIn] and predict the color of a phenolphthalein solution.
a. pH = 2.0
b. pH = 5.0
c. pH = 8.0
d. pH = 11.0

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