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How do you use litmus paper to decide a substance is an acid or a base?
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What does an acid do to blue litmus?
If a substance changes the color of a blue litmus paper to red, it is acidic blue to red
What are litmus paper?
Litmus is a natural dye indicator extracted from lichens.They react with acid (blue litmus turns red)& bases(red litmus turns blue) .Paper made with litmus dye indicators are called litmus paper and used in chemical laboratories.
How does an acid affect blue litmus paper?
An acid turns blue litmus paper red
How can you test for an acid and an alkali?
You would have to look at the nurk of the base and the whapple of the acid and i it is an xx and yy it would distinguish because then it dismanages it but otherwise if it is xy yx then it physicaly can't distinguish experimentally without tasting it.
What happens to litmus paper touches an acid?
When blue litmus paper touches an acid it becomes red. This is the type of litmus paper that detects acids. When red litmus paper touches an acid, it will remain red. This is used to test a base.
Does acid turn litmus paper blue?
No an acid will only change the litmus paper red regardless of of the substance color.
How can you determine if substance is acid or base?
pH paper and litmus paper
What is the use of a litmus paper?
litmus paper is genrally used to verify whether a substance is acid or base
What is the difference of litmus paper and a pH paper?
pH.paper tells the strength of an acid and alkali and litmus paper tells that whether the substance is an acid or an alkali.
What is litumus paper used to indicate?
Litmus paper is used to indicate whether a substance is acidic or basic. Blue litmus paper turns red in the presence of an acid, while red litmus paper turns blue in the presence of a base.
What is a substance that turns different colors in an acid?
This is called Litmus paper.
What colour will litmus paper go if dipped in acid substance?
red
What does an acid do to blue litmus?
If a substance changes the color of a blue litmus paper to red, it is acidic blue to red
What are litmus paper?
Litmus is a natural dye indicator extracted from lichens.They react with acid (blue litmus turns red)& bases(red litmus turns blue) .Paper made with litmus dye indicators are called litmus paper and used in chemical laboratories.
What things could be used to determine whether a substance is an acid or a base?
litmus paper.
Unknown substance turns blue litmus paper pink but does no change pink litmus paper the substance is a?
Acid; Meaning it is ranked less than seven and at least zero on the pH scale.
How can the litmus paper be used for identifying both acids as well as alkaline?
if its blue litmus, it can test for acid, if u want to test alkali, turn it red with acid then pour the substance on the paper and see if it turns back. for red litmus paper its the same but opposite
