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litmus paper turns blue litmus red when tested on an acid and red litmus blue when tested on a base

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Q: What colour will it be when a acidic is test with a blue litmus paper?
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What colour does Litmus go with phosphoric acid?

Blue litmus paper turns red under acidic conditions and red litmus paper turns blue under acidic conditions.


What does the colour change of blue litmus paper to red mean?

The colour is red in acidic solutions.


What colour would blue litmus paper turn in an acidic solution?

red


What is lithmus paper?

it is litmus not lithmus . it is a natural indicator . it is a strip of paper either red or blue in colour . it is used whether a solution is acidic or basic in nature. a basic solution turns red litmus to blue and an acidic solution turns blue litmus into red


What colour orange juice turn in blue litmus paper?

As orange juice being an acidic solution, it turns blue litmus into red.


Why the litmus paper is turn Green with tap water?

Litmus paper does not show green colour, only red and blue in acidic and alkaline media respectively. In fact, litmus paper does not change its colour in neutral solutions.


What colour would litmus turn in acids?

blue litmus paper turns to red when its in contact with acid


What colour does fluorine turn blue litmus?

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What color does litmus paper turn when diped in saliva?

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 blue litmus paper turn if it comes into contact with an acidic soloution of pH value of 0?

blue color


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.


Do acids turn litmus paper red?

yes, it does, regardless of the substance colour.