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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. :)
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∙ 16y agoIt turns red in contact with acids and blue in contact with bases.
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∙ 14y agoAcid turns blue litmus paper into red. And base turns red litmus paper into blue.
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∙ 14y agoEither type of litmus will be a blue colour in the presence of a base or alkali.
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∙ 14y agoblue litmus paper turns red
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What does a base do to red litmus paper?
Red litmus paper is used to check for basicity. It turns blue when exposed to bases. Blue litmus paper is used to check for acidity. It turns red when exposed to acids.
What colour does pink litmus paper turn when dipped in a chalk solution?
It turns blue. Since chalk ( CaCo3) is a base and when pink litmus paper reacts with a base it turns blue
Testing saliva with litmus paper - what does it mean?
Well if you place blue litmus paper in saliva and it turns red, then the saliva is acidic. If you put red litmus in the saliva and it turns blue, then the saliva is alkaline. However, if the red litmus doesn't change colour and the blue litmus doesn't change colour, the saliva would be neutral.
What colour does lithmus paper turn when dipped in lemon juice?
Lemon juice contains citric acid so blue litmus paper dipped in lemon juice will turn red indicating that it is acidic.Blue litmus paper become red in acidic solutions (lemon juice contain citric acid).
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.
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.
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 are two examples of natural indicator of acid and bases?
Red litmus paper and blue litmus paper. Blue litmus paper turns red in the presence of an acid and red litmus paper turns blue in the presence of an 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
What substance in litmus paper helps in its change?
It depends. Litmus paper is used to test pH levels. Blue litmus paper turns red in the presence of acids, and red litmus paper turns blue in the presence of alkalines. Litmus paper is purple in neutral conditions.
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 color will blue paper change in the presence of a strong base?
It will Remain Same. Cause Base Turns Red Litmus Paper into Blue. So blue litmus paper will remain same.
What turns red in the presence of acid and blue in presence of alkali?
It is Litmus Paper.
What turns red in the presence of acid and blue presence of alkali?
Litmus Paper.
What turns red in the presence of acid blue the presence of alkali?
Litmus Paper.
When litmus is placed in acidic solutions it turns what?
If it is blue litmus paper ,then it turns red. But if its red litmus paper, it doesn't change color.
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.
