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Indicator Color-Change Range and Titration Indicator Choice

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An indicator's color-change range spans roughly two pH units near its own pKa, and a titration indicator is chosen so its range falls inside the equivalence point's pH jump.

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Phenolphthalein, changing near pH 8–10, suits a strong acid–strong base titration, whose jump spans that range.

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An indicator whose range falls outside the pH jump changes color too early or too late.