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Surely there is a distinct difference in color:

the second is the color when immersed in acidic solutions (red), the first is the 'basic solution's color (blue), but in both cases it is still 'lithmus paper'.

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Is acid red or blue litmus?

Acid turns blue litmus red and maintains red litmus at the same color.


Does a base turn blue litmus paper blue?

yes a blue litmus paper turns red when put into an acid


Does acid and base turn litmus from blue to red?

Acids turns Blue litmus to Red. Bases turns Red litmus to 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.


What colour would litmus turn in acids?

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


What does an acid do to blue litmus?

If a substance changes the color of a blue litmus paper to red, it is acidic blue to red


How do you observe the changing colour of litmus paper?

Dip the litmus paper into the solution you are testing. Hold it up in the air, holding the dry bit. Look at the bit you dipped. If the solution was an acid, red litmus will stay red, blue litmus will turn red. If the solution was an alkali, red litmus will turn blue, blue litmus will stay red. If the solution was neutral, red litmus will stay red, blue litmus will stay blue.


What happens to red litmus paper when it touches base?

Red litmus paper turns blue when it comes in contact with a base. This color change is due to the difference in hydrogen ion concentration between acids and bases.


What colour will it be when a acidic is test with a blue litmus paper?

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


Is there a substance that turns red litmus blue and blue litmus red?

Ammonia is a substance that turns red litmus paper blue and blue litmus paper red. This is because ammonia is basic and reacts with the indicator dyes in the litmus paper to create these color changes.


What does a base do to red litmus paper?

Red litmus paper is used to check for basicity. It turns blue when exposed to bases. Blue litmus paper is used to check for acidity. It turns red when exposed to acids.


What does basic do to blue litmus?

base changes red litmus blue. it retains the blue colour of blue litmus paper.