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If the red litmus paper stays red, then the object tested may be either an acid or a neutral substance. The substance must be tested on blue litmus paper. if the blue paper stays blue, then it is neutral. If it turns red, then it is an acid.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe substance is neutral; it is neither an acid nor a base.
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∙ 9y agoThe substance is just neutral water. Blue litmus paper will turn red under acidic conditions and red litmus paper will turn blue under basic conditions.
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∙ 13y agoAcids turn both red and blue litmus paper red. Bases turn both red and blue litmus paper blue. Neutral substances (water) turns red litmus red and blue litmus blue.
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∙ 12y agoThe solution is alkaline, because litmus paper remains blue in alkaline solutions and turns red in acidic solutions.
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∙ 11y agoThen the compound you're dealing with is basic
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∙ 13y agoAn acidic substance.
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∙ 9y agoit is a neutral solution.
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What effect does lemon juice have on a red and blue litmus paper?
Lemon juice is an acid therefore, it turns blue litmus paper red and red litmus paper remains red
What colour will litmus paper go when dipped in washing up liquid?
As soap is alkaline in nature, it turns red litmus paper blue
What happens to red litmus paper when it touches vinegar?
If you add red litmus paper and it remains red, then you add blue litmus paper and it remains blue, then the the solution is neutral. Kamal
What color litmus paper is used to test acids?
Litmus paper.
What are two examples of natural indicator of acid and bases?
Red litmus paper and blue litmus paper. Blue litmus paper turns red in the presence of an acid and red litmus paper turns blue in the presence of an alkali.
What color does red litmus paper turn into from a acid?
Red litmus paper remains red when dipped into an acid. Blue litmus paper will turn red in an acid. Similarly, Blue litmus remains blue in a base. Red litmus turns blue in a base.
When Litmus paper when added to calcium oxide and water?
the red litmus paper turns blue and the blue litmus paper remains blue indicating that the mixture is acidic>
What color is litmus paper when dipped into an alkaline solution?
blue litmus remains blue while red litmus changes to blue
What effect does lemon juice have on a red and blue litmus paper?
Lemon juice is an acid therefore, it turns blue litmus paper red and red litmus paper remains red
What will be the effect of sodium hydroxide in blue litmus paper?
Blue litmus paper turns red in an acid and remains blue in a base such as sodium hydroxide. Red litmus paper would turn blue in the base sodium hydroxide.
What colour will litmus paper go when dipped in washing up liquid?
As soap is alkaline in nature, it turns red litmus paper blue
What color does blue litmus paper turn with baking soda?
Remains blue
Does alkaline solution turn litmus paper blue?
Yes, because litmus paper remains blue in alkaline solutions and turns red in acidic solutions.
What color does litmus paper change when added to HCL and methyl benzene?
There is no change, blue litmus stays blue and red litmus stays red.
What color does blue litmus paper turn when dipped in an alkaline solution?
Red, because litmus paper remains blue in alkaline solutions and turns red in acidic solutions.
Does a base turn blue litmus paper blue?
yes a blue litmus paper turns red when put into an acid
What color does red litmus paper turns in to vinegar and why?
It remains red. Red litmus paper can only be used to test basicity, in which case it'll turn blue.
