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The pH levels of some common substances. The lower the pH, the more acidic the substance; the higher the pH, the more alkaline the substance.
In chemistry, a compound that changes its structure and colour in response to its environment. The commonest chemical indicators detect changes in pH (for example, litmus and universal indicator) or in the oxidation state of a system (redox indicators).
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