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An acid will turn litmus paper red and a base will turn litmus paper what color?
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Way back when I was in high school (3000 BC) acid turned litmus paper pink and a base turned it blue.
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What color does litmus paper change if base or paper?
When litmus paper touches an acid, the paper changes to red. When it touches a base, the paper changes to blue. By comparing the color the litmus paper changed to by a chart, you could determine how strong or weak that acid or base is.
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.
What color does red litmus paper turn in Nitric Acid?
Nothing, red litmus paper changes in the presence of an acid not a base, blue litmus paper turns red with nitric acid
What is the color of red litmus paper when you place a dilute acetic acids what color reaction to acids and bases?
this is very easy to understand if u place red litmus paper in a acid it turns red/pink. if u place red litmus paper in a base it turns blue. blue litmus paper in a acid turns pink/red. blue litmus paper in a base stays blue.
What colors do litmus paper and phenolpthalein turn in presence of an acid or of base?
Litmus paper: red color in acidic solutions and blue color in basic solutions.Phenolphthalein: no color in acidic solutions.
What color does blue litmus paper go in acid?
Blue litmus turns red in the presence of an acid. The opposite is correct in case of a base ie in presence of a base, red litmus turns blue in colour.
Acids causes litmus paper to turn into what color?
HCl (hydrochloric acid) is an acid so it will turn litmus paper red. and alkali will go from red litmus to blue.
What colour does litmus paper go in acid?
Litmus paper usually turns either blue or pink (sometimes red) which indicates whether the chemical is an acid or a base. If the paper turns blue it is a base. If pink or red it is an acid.
Is NaCl a base acid or neither?
It is a neutral. Try it with litmus paper and no color change will occur.
What happens when a BLUE litmus paper is dipped in an acid?
Blue litmus paper turns RED in an acid. Red litmus paper turns BLUE in a base.
Why doesn't water have any effect on litmus paper?
Some substances do not change the color of litmus paper because they are neither acid or nor base. They are called neutral substances.
And a base will turn litmus paper?
Litmus paper will turn blue when detecting a base, and red when detecting an acid.
