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What cause blue litmus turn red?

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Type your answer here... Because in acidic solution blue litmus paper changes to red

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Does a base turn blue litmus paper blue?

yes a blue litmus paper turns red when put into an acid


What acid will return litmus paper and a base will turn litmus paper?

Acids turn blue litmus to red. Bases turn red litmus blue.


How do acid react in litmus paper?

They turn it either red or blue. Acids turn blue litmus paper red and bases turn red litmus paper blue.


Dipping a piece of red litmus paper into household ammonia will cause the litmus to turn what color?

The color turn on blue.


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.


Is there a substance that turns red litmus blue and blue litmus red?

Acidic substances turn blue litmus paper to a red-ish, pink. Base substances however will turn red litmus a blue-ish purple.


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.


What color will acids and bases turn litmus paper?

Acid turns it in red, while base will turn it blue.


Does ammonia turn litmus paper red?

No. Ammonia is a base, and will turn red litmus blue without changing the colour of blue litmus.


Does acid and base turn litmus from blue to red?

Acids turns Blue litmus to Red. Bases turns Red litmus to Blue.


What changes red litmus blue?

Any acid will turn blue litmus paper red.


How do you observe the changing colour of litmus paper?

Dip the litmus paper into the solution you are testing. Hold it up in the air, holding the dry bit. Look at the bit you dipped. If the solution was an acid, red litmus will stay red, blue litmus will turn red. If the solution was an alkali, red litmus will turn blue, blue litmus will stay red. If the solution was neutral, red litmus will stay red, blue litmus will stay blue.