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A Blue litmus paper turns red in acid and stays blue in alkalin

A red litmus paper turns blue in alkaline and stays red in acid

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Red color in acidic solutions and blue color in basic solutions.

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Q: What is the color of blue litmus paper in the presence of an acid?
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What color does red litmus paper turn in Nitric Acid?

Nothing, red litmus paper changes in the presence of an acid not a base, blue litmus paper turns red with nitric acid


What color will blue litmus paper turn in presence of a strong acid?

from blue to red


What colors do litmus paper and phenolpthalein turn in presence of an acid or of base?

Litmus paper: red color in acidic solutions and blue color in basic solutions.Phenolphthalein: no color in acidic solutions.


What color does blue litmus paper go in acid?

Blue litmus turns red in the presence of an acid. The opposite is correct in case of a base ie in presence of a base, red litmus turns blue in colour.


Why no change in red litmus when placed in hydrochloric acid?

It is because the red litmus paper only changes its color (from red to blue) when exposed to any basic substance. Hydrochloric acid is acidic, thus there is no change in the color of the red litmus paper, although the acid would change the color of the blue litmus paper (pH paper that tests for acidity; changes from blue to red in the presence of acid)


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 is the color of litmus in a acid solution?

an acid turns the litmus paper red.


What color will an acid turn blue litmus paper?

Acid: Red litmus


What turns red in the presence of acid and blue in presence of alkali?

It is Litmus Paper.


What turns red in the presence of acid and blue presence of alkali?

Litmus Paper.


What turns red in the presence of acid blue the presence of alkali?

Litmus Paper.


What color does Litmus Paper turn when it touches an acid?

When an acid touches Litmus paper it turns red (pink).