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well some people believe turmeric is a base but
its an acid
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How can you find out if salt is acidic or basic with the help of turmeric powder?
Turmeric is yellow in acidic or neutral solutions but red to brown in a basic solution.
When turmeric is mixed in lemon juice it becomes acidic or basic?
acidic
How does turmeric work as natural indicator?
Turmeric is yellow in acidic and neutral solutions; in basic solutions turmeric is red to brown.
Why does soap and lime juice solution turn red with turmeric?
lime juice and soap solutions turn red in turmeric because turmeric is an organic indicator which turns red in acidic or basic solution and lime juice is an acidic solution while soap is a basic solution
Why is the colour of the turmeric indicator yellow if the substance is acidic?
I'd suggest (but couldn't establish it from literature) that turmeric powder is yellowish ocra in acidic 'solution', because it gives mustard (made with acetic acid) its yellow color, which is not redish-brown like curcuma is in neutral circumstance.Added:From one scource it says: ' In acidic solutions (pH 8.6) solutions it turns bright red.'
What reaction takes place when turmeric is mixed with lemon juice?
Turmeric is yellow in an acidic solution.
What is the neutral colour for turmeric?
Curcuma (turmeric) is red in an alkaline solution and yellow in an acidic solution.
What color does turmeric turn ingredients?
Turmeric is red in basic solutions.
What is the effect of common salt on turmeric solution?
common salt does not have much effect as it is a substance formed during the process of neutralization. thus it is neither acidic nor basic in nature.
What is the color of turmeric indicator in hydrochloric acid?
Turmeric (curcumine) remain yellow in acidic solutions.
Is nh4clo4 basic or acidic?
acidic acidic acidic
Why did clothes turn red when stained with turmeric and washed with soap?
It is because the turmeric contains a compound called cucumine.cucumine reacts with the fatty acid in the soap/detergent and thence the color of the combination changes to red.
