what are olfactory indicators?give some examples.

  "olfactory indicators" are those indicators that help to identify whether the given solution is acidic or basic by changing their smell instead of colour as other indicators do.

olfactory indicator" implies that this is a compound whose can smell you can detect... vanilla, clove and onion are all olfactory indicators as these do not give their distinct odour in highly alkaline(basic) medium.

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The substances whose odour changes in acidic or basic medium are olfactory indicators.

eg.Onion- smell of onion diminishes in a base but remains same in an acid. Same with vanilla essence.

 

 

 

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the indicator which changes the  smell according to acidic and basic substancesare called olfactory indicator

plz thums up

 

eg vanilla essance

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RIPD

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I want 5 examples of Natural olfactory indicators. Does anybody know?

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why there is difference between the haemoglobin content of children and adults?

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olfactory indicator is a natural chemical substance when the odour is chaned in acidic or basic medium

ex)

vanilla essence the odur is same in basic condition but it changes in acidic medium

so vanilla essence is a basic in nature

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as we know indicators are used to tell us whether a substance is acidic or basic in nature likewise olfactory indicators tell us about the acidity or basisity of a substance by its odour / smell.

eg- lichens

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give more examples?

thanks for answering!!

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they show different smell in acids bases

Eg:Vanilla,Onion

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olfactory indicators are the indicators whose smell or odour changes according to the acidic or basic media. for eg vanilla, onion, cloves can be used as olfactory indicators
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olfactory indicators" are those indicators that help to identify whether the given solution is acidic or basic by changing their smell instead of colour as other indicators do.

olfactory indicator" implies that this is a compound whose can smell you can detect... vanilla, clove and onion are all olfactory indicators as these do not give their distinct odour in highly alkaline(basic) medium
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