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Hydrogen chloride, HCl gas, making hydrochloric ACID with wet litmus paper.
Wet litmus paper can be used to test water-soluble gases; the gas dissolves in the water and the resulting solution colors the litmus paper. For instance, ammonia gas, NH3 which is alkaline, colors the litmus paper blue. Acidicgases turn it red.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoAmmonia, the only common alkaline gas, is produced when moist red paper turns blue.
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∙ 11y agoNo gas is produced with the litmus colour change. But, emission of an acidic gas in the system and when it is exposed to litmus, the given colour change will occur.
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∙ 11y agoHydrogen chloride gas (HCl) turns WETted lithmus paper red.
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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 HI turn litmus paper?
Red color in acidic solutions and blue color in basic solutions.
What colour will litmus paper go when dipped in washing up liquid?
As soap is alkaline in nature, it turns red litmus paper blue
Do acids turn litmus paper red?
yes, it does, regardless of the substance colour.
What color does litmus paper turn when dipped in a strong base?
The red litmus paper turns green because the acid (represented by red) and the base ( represented most commonly by blue) mix their Ph and become a nuetral. In short, red litmus paper in a base turns green.
What colour does fluorine turn blue litmus?
I have done it before i turns blue litmus red
What colour does moist red litmus paper turn in magnesium oxide?
blue.
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.
When something changes from pink to blue?
Acids turn blue litmus pink and bases turn pink litmus 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.
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.
What color will acids and bases turn litmus paper?
Acid turns it in red, while base will turn it 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.
Litmus paper that is blue will turn blue in the presence of a strong base.?
Litmus paper that is blue will turn or stay in ______ the presence of a strong base?
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.
