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What does an universal indicator tell you about an acid that litmus doesn't?
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∙ 14y ago
Universal indicator gives you an indication of the pH of the acid (i.e its 'strength') While both sulfuric acid and vinegar would turn litmus paper red, sulfuric acid would turn universal indicator red, pH of 1, while vinegar would turn it yellow-orange, pH of 4.
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What color does the indicator paper turn if the substance is a strong acid?
If you are testing with Universal Indicator or the Litmus Test it will turn red.
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 litmus paper turn lemon?
Litmus turns pink in acid solutions like citric acid...blue in basic solutions.
What substance is used to determine the presence of an acid or base?
by using an indicator like litmus paper!!!
What the chemical test that can carry out to show that the liquid is an acid solution?
Add chalk (Calcium carbonate) if it is an acid the chalk will 'fizz' as it reacts and it will give off carbon dioxide gas. Or just use a universal indicator solution or test with litmus paper.
How can you test for an alkaline or acid?
With a universal indicator or with litmus paper.
How can hydrochloric acid turn red in color?
Universal Indicator turns concentrated HCl red because Universal Indicator turns strong acids reds.
How could you test for an acid or alkali?
Litmus; universal indicator; reaction tests; spectroscopy.
What is the pH value of toilet cleaing acid?
Just test it with universal litmus paper or universal indicator(liquid)
What color does the indicator paper turn if the substance is a strong acid?
If you are testing with Universal Indicator or the Litmus Test it will turn red.
Is universal indicator paper the same as blue litmus paper?
No totally different, universal indicator is a mixture of chemical which shows the precise p.H of a substance, blue litmus paper reveals whether the substance is acidic or alkaline.
What does acid base indicator mean?
Red cabbage or beetroot juice will do the job.
How can you tell if its an acid?
Add an alkali substance to it, such as chalk, if it is an acid it will "fizz" and release carbon dioxide. You could also test with Litmus Paper or Universal indicator.
An indicator does which one of the following in the presence of acids and bases?
Indicators can be used to determine if a substance is a acid or a base because of the reaction that occurs between the substance and the indicator. This creates a color change in the indicator (depending on which indicator you use). If it is a universal indicator, the substance may change from deep red to violet. If it is a litmus indicator, it will only turn either red or blue.
What is the name of the solution to test for acids or alkalis?
There are various ways to test for an acid and an alkali. For acidic solution: Litmus paper/ litmus solution --> red Phenolphthalein --> colorless Methyl orange --> pink Universal Indicator (changes color according to the strength of acid) --> red to yellow. For alkaline solutions: Litmus paper/ litmus solution --> blue Phenolphthalein --> pink Methyl orange --> yellow Universal Indicator --> blue green to purple
What effect does an acid have on universal indicator?
It turns the universal indicator red
Why is a universal indicator better than a litmus?
coz universal indicator tells you whether its a strong or weak acid or alkali but litmus paper only tells you whether the sunstance is acid (red) or alkali (blue)
