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Q: Does a stronger acid make indicator paper red or orange?
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Does an acid or a bases turn indicator paper orange?

Acids turn litmus paper red. Bases turn litmus paper blue. If the paper turns orange, its an acid.


What is use of indicator?

Indicator is a process which is used to find out the substanceis acid,base and salt. example: litmus paper and termuric both are natural indicator. example of artificial indicator: mithyl orange and phenolphtaceil


What is a indicator of acid?

All acidic solutions are colourless in phenolphthalein, pink in methyl orange solution and turns blue litmus paper into red.


What does an universal indicator tell you about an acid that litmus doesn't?

Universal indicator gives you an indication of the pH of the acid (i.e its 'strength') While both sulfuric acid and vinegar would turn litmus paper red, sulfuric acid would turn universal indicator red, pH of 1, while vinegar would turn it yellow-orange, pH of 4.


What color in acid is Indicator?

A weak acid is a acid with a pH scale just below 7. The closer to seven the weaker an acid it is, a acid with a lower number is a stronger acid then an acid with a higher number. (no acids have a pH above 7)


What colour is produced when universal indicator is added to acetic acid?

weak acid = orange/yellow


What happens when indicator paper turns red?

If it goes red, that means it is an acid, and based on the strength of the colour the higher the acidity level. For example, an orange is not as strong as a red.


What kind of indicator paper turns red in acid?

Litmus


How can you test for an alkaline or acid?

With a universal indicator or with litmus paper.


An indicator does which one of the following in the presence of acids and bases?

Indicators can be used to determine if a substance is a acid or a base because of the reaction that occurs between the substance and the indicator. This creates a color change in the indicator (depending on which indicator you use). If it is a universal indicator, the substance may change from deep red to violet. If it is a litmus indicator, it will only turn either red or blue.


Which indicator is used in titration for strong acid?

It depends on the base used. For strong acid vs. strong base, phenolphthalein can be used as indicator. For strong acid vs. weak base, methyl orange can be used as indicator.


Is methyl orange an indicator?

Phenolphtalein remains colourless in acids, but turns pink in bases Methyl Orange indicator turns pink in acids and yellow in bases Acids turn litmus paper red bases turn litmus paper blue irrespective of which colour litmus paper is used