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When neutral litmus solution is added to an alkaline solution, the litmus solution will turn blue. This change in color indicates that the solution is basic or alkaline in nature. Litmus paper is commonly used as an indicator to determine the acidity or alkalinity of a solution.
Blue only bases or acids change litmus paper and 7 is neutral
In a neutral solution, both red and blue litmus paper will remain unchanged in color. Red litmus paper turns blue in basic solutions, while blue litmus paper turns red in acidic solutions.
In a neutral solution, litmus paper will remain its original color, which is typically purple or blue depending on the type of litmus paper used.
Litmus paper turns blue in basic solution.
Red litmus paper remains red when a neutral solution is added. This is because neutral solutions do not affect the color of red litmus paper.
Test each unknown solution with both red and blue litmus papers. If red litmus turns blue, the solution is basic. If blue litmus turns red, the solution is acidic. If both red and blue litmus papers remain the same, the solution is neutral.
Dip the litmus paper into the solution you are testing. Hold it up in the air, holding the dry bit. Look at the bit you dipped. If the solution was an acid, red litmus will stay red, blue litmus will turn red. If the solution was an alkali, red litmus will turn blue, blue litmus will stay red. If the solution was neutral, red litmus will stay red, blue litmus will stay blue.
Sodium chloride water solution is neutral.
The litmus paper remain unchanged in a neutral solution.
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.
Blue litmus paper stays blue in a neutral solution. It turns red only when in an acidic solution. Similarly, red litmus paper would stay red in a neutral solution and turn blue in an alkaline solution. Added: acidic: pH below 5.5 it turns (stays) red alkaline: pH above 8.0 it turns (stays) blue neutral, in between 5.5 and 8.0: its color is purple, between 'red and blue' or 'blue and red' A much better indicator paper is universal indicator paper. It is yellow and can tell you the exact pH of the solution it is dipped in, going yellow to red in acidic conditions, blue to purple in alkaline conditions and green in neutral conditions. The exact colour depends on the pH.