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A '''complexometric indicator''' is an [[ionochromism|ionochromic]] [[dye]] that undergoes a definite color change in presence of specific metal [[ion]]s.<ref name="isbn0-416-19290-4">{{cite book |author=Flaschka, H.; Schwarzenbach, G.; Schwarzenbach, Gerold |title=Complexometric titrations |publisher=Methuen |___location=London |year=1969 |pages= |isbn=0-416-19290-4 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref> It forms a weak [[complex (chemistry)|complex]] with the ions present in the solution, which has a significantly different color from the form existing outside the complex.

Complexometric indicators are also known as pM indicators.<ref name="isbn1-898563-47-0">{{cite book |author=M. A. Malati |title=Experimental Inorganic/Physical Chemistry: An Investigative, Integrated Approach to Practical Project Work (Horwood Series in Chemical Science) |publisher=Albion/Horwood Pub |___location= |year=1999 |page=20 |isbn=1-898563-47-0 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref>

Complexometric indicators are also known as pM indicator.

==Complexometric titration==

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==Examples==

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Complexometric indicators are water-soluble organic molecules. Some examples are:

* [[Eriochrome Black T]] for [[calcium]], [[magnesium]] and [[aluminium]]

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==References==

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[[Category:Analytical chemistry]]