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Advantages of universal indicators over the other acid base indicators​

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The advantage of the universal indicator is that it displays a variety of colors over the whole pH scale. This makes it possible to determine an approximate pH of a solution over a range from 1-14. whereas, A commonly used acid-base indicator is litmus.

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Well, first the advantages. They are cheap, rapidly produce a result that is good to about a pH unit and can simply be discarded after use. So, the disadvantage has to do the the latter two points. Universal indicators are good to about a pH unit.

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