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An acid turns blue litmus paper red

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Which litmus paper do you use to identify an acid and how does it react?

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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 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 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


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.


Which litmus paper turns blue in acid solution?

Litmus paper is basically used to test nature of solution i.e acid or alkaline. For acid blue litmus turns to red. But for alkaline red litmus turns to blue color.


How can you determine that you have an acid by using litmus paper?

An acid turns the blue litmus paper red.


Is acid red or blue litmus?

Acid turns blue litmus red and maintains red litmus at the same color.


What is the color of blue litmus paper in the presence of an acid?

A Blue litmus paper turns red in acid and stays blue in alkalin A red litmus paper turns blue in alkaline and stays red in acid


What color will an acid turn blue litmus paper?

Acid: Red litmus


What color would the litmus paper turn if it was blue?

Blue litmus paper turns red in acid red litmus paper turns blue in alkali.


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