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What is litumus paper used to indicate?
litmus paper indicates wether a substance is an acid or a base if it is an acid the paper is turns red, if base it turns blue
What can show whether a solution contains an acid or a base?
Litmus paper. If it turns red it is an acid. If it turns blue it is a base.
What turns red in the presence of acid and blue presence of alkali?
A red litmus paper turns blue in the presence of a base/alkali, while a blue litmus paper turns red in the presence of an acid.
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.
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.
What is Liquid detergent in litmus paper is it acid or base?
If liquid detergent turns red litmus paper blue, it is likely a base. Red litmus paper turns blue in the presence of a base, indicating that the detergent is causing a basic reaction.
When do red and blue litmus paper tail to turn color?
Red litmus paper stays red in the presence of an acid and turns blue in the presence of a base. Blue litmus paper stays blue in the presence of a base and turns red in the presence of an acid.
When a liquid turns blue litmus paper red this indicates it is a?
An acid. Blue litmus paper turns red in the presence of acids.
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.
Litmus paper turns what color in the presence of a base?
just saying that I'm 12 and i know the answer!an acid will turn red in litmus paper or a pinkcolour.if it is a week acid it will turn yellow or green. :)
Does blue litmus paper turn red when placed in a base?
Yes, blue litmus paper turns red in an acid and red litmus paper turns blue in a base under most circumstances.
How can you safely determine the difference between an acid or a base?
The DIFFERENCE ?! I think you mean distinguish an acid from a base, which needs an indicator, like red cabbage solution(turns yellowish with acid, darker with base) Phenolphtaline(Turns violet with a base) Red/Blue litmus paper(RLP turns blue with a base, and BLP turns red with an acid) and finally a pH meter/paper.
