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A bleaching agent turns litmus paper white.
For example, chlorine gas turns damp blue litmus paper red, and then bleaches, making it white.
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What color does blue litmus paper turn when dipped in water?
dark green
What color does red litmus paper turn to when dipped in water?
If it is pure water, it doesn't change.
What is in litmus paper that makes it turn red when dipped in a acid?
Litmus paper is a commonly used pH indicator. Litmus is a water-soluable mixture of dyes extracted from lichens. When the paper is dipped into an acidic solution, the paper absorbs a proton from the acidic solution, and it creates a new compound inside the paper that absorbs lower energy light (red light). This makes the paper appear red.
What color is iodine on litmus paper?
The water solution of iodine turn blue litmus paper to red.
What happens when sulphur dioxide dissolved in water is tested by blue litmus paper?
Burnt Magnesium ribbon ----> MgO (magnesium oxide)(basic in nature) When added to water, it forms its hydroxide MgO+H2O ----> Mg(OH)2 (which is a base) when added to litmus paper or litmus solution....it will give a light blue colour
What happens to red litmus paper if dipped in sugar water?
Nothing particularly happens.
What happens to litmus paper when water is added?
litmus paper nutral
What color does blue litmus paper turn when dipped in water?
dark green
What color does red litmus paper turn to when dipped in water?
If it is pure water, it doesn't change.
What happens if red litmus and blue litmus is dipped in sodium chloride?
Sodium chloride water solution is neutral.
What color does a strip of litmus paper turn when it is dipped into water?
It would turn Green
What will be the color change if rainwater is dipped into a blue litmus paper?
as rain water is slightly acidic so will turn the blue litmus paper a little red.
What is in litmus paper that makes it turn red when dipped in a acid?
Litmus paper is a commonly used pH indicator. Litmus is a water-soluable mixture of dyes extracted from lichens. When the paper is dipped into an acidic solution, the paper absorbs a proton from the acidic solution, and it creates a new compound inside the paper that absorbs lower energy light (red light). This makes the paper appear red.
What happens when moist blue litmus paper dipped in chlorine?
If test chlorine with a moist blue litmus paper, Turn from blue à red à colourless It is because chlorine reacts with water (moisture on paper) to from HOCl (hypochlorite acid) which is a bleaching agent, turning the dye to colourless Cl2 (aq) + H2O (l) à Hcl (aq) + HOCl (aq) and HOCl à HCl + [O]
What color is iodine on litmus paper?
The water solution of iodine turn blue litmus paper to red.
When Litmus paper when added to calcium oxide and water?
the red litmus paper turns blue and the blue litmus paper remains blue indicating that the mixture is acidic>
What colour does litmus paper turn when dipped in milk?
Milk of magnesia is chemically known as magnesium hydroxide. Although this compound isn't very water soluble, the small amount that does dissolve acts as a base. Thus, milk of magnesia is somewhat basic, and litmus paper would turn blue if exposed to it. Nice....
