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On adding one drop of phenolphthalein solution of substance " X",it turns pink in colour . What is nature of substance.

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Phenolphthalein is used as an indicator in acid-base titrations and it turns colourless in acidic solutions and turns into pink in basic solutions. So it means that the substance X must be basic in nature.
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