Sciencemadness Discussion Board

Use of certain indicator

woelen - 21-12-2005 at 12:24

I was given two bottles with indicators. One bottle contains 10 grams of "Pyrogallol red" indicator and the other bottle contains 25 grams of "tiron indicator". The pyrogallol red is a dark brown/black compound. The tiron is an off-white compound.

What are these indicators used for? I googled a little and found something about complex-titration, but if one of you has experience/knowledge about these indicators, then I would be pleased if that could be shared.

I had these bottles (original package/unopened) from an old closed lab in the former GDR (East-Germany).