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How do acids affect litmus?

Updated: 8/16/2019
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Litmus has different color based reactions depending on whether the contacting substance is acidic or basic. Acids turn litmus red, and bases turn it blue.

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Colour that litmus will turn in acids?

Blue litmus turns red in acids.


How do acids and bases affect the color of blue and red litmus?

Red color in acidic solutions and blue color in basic solutions.


What is a litmus paper and how to use it?

A litmus paper is a indicator that is used to test for acids or bases


What is color of acids with litmus paper?

Red


What does litmus do in acid and bases?

Litmus paper is reactive to acids and bases. Acids make the paper turn red; bases make it turn blue.


What color litmus paper is used to test acids?

Litmus paper.


What acid will return litmus paper and a base will turn litmus paper?

Acids turn blue litmus to red. Bases turn red litmus blue.


What effect does an acid have on red litmus paper?

Litmus paper is an indicator that changes color when affected by the pH of certain chemicals. There are two colors to test the general pH of a solution. Alkaline solutions (bases) turn red litmus paper blue. Acidic solutions (acids) turn blue litmus paper red.


Will bases turn litmus solution red?

Actually, no. Acids turn litmus red, not bases.Bases just turns litmus blue.


How do you test if somethings is acids?

The presence of acid can be detected by using an indicator such as litmus paper. Litmus paper turns blue litmus to red.


Does acid and base turn litmus from blue to red?

Acids turns Blue litmus to Red. Bases turns Red litmus to Blue.


What tests are positive for acids?

litmus paper test