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Litmus is a dye extracted from lichens, a plant. Upon addition of acid, litmus turns red whilst on addition of base, litmus turns blue. Being acidic, containing citric acid, lemon juice is expected to turn violet litmus paper red.
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What is the color of litmus paper dipped in potato juice?
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What color does litmus paper turn when dipped in red cabbage juice?
blue
Litmus paper 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.
What color does Litmus paper turn when dipped in cranberry juice?
it turns acidic or very basic
Why does lemon juice litmus paper red?
Lemon juice is an acid and blue litmus paper turns red when dipped in an acidic liquid.
What colour does litmus paper turn into when dipped in lemon juice?
blue
What will the colour of litmus paper turn into when dipped in orange juice?
Red
What color does red litmus turn into in apple juice?
Apple juice is slightly acidic and therefore red litmus will not change color.
When you dip a litmus strip in a glass of tomato juice it turns orange . This tells you that the juice is?
It tells you that the juice is coloured orange and that the litmus strip is simply showing the colour of the stuff that it is dipped into. A litmus strip should turn red in an acid environment but if you dip it into a mixture of mainly blue ink (neutral) and a tiny bit of vinegar (mild acid) it will turn blue and not red. Why? Because the blueness of the ink overwhelms the effect of the mild acid.
When you dip a litmus strip in a glass of tomato juice it turns orange this tells you that the juice is?
It tells you that the juice is coloured orange and that the litmus strip is simply showing the colour of the stuff that it is dipped into. A litmus strip should turn red in an acid environment but if you dip it into a mixture of mainly blue ink (neutral) and a tiny bit of vinegar (mild acid) it will turn blue and not red. Why? Because the blueness of the ink overwhelms the effect of the mild acid.
What color would litmus paper turn into if apricot juice was droped on it?
Litmus paper turn to red color.
What are 2 properties of tomato juice that you would be able to observe?
I am able to observe the color of tomato juice (red) and the phase of tomato juice (liquid).
