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How can you use the litmus paper to develop a pH scale?

After studying the color of litmus at different pH.


Where can you find the pH scale?

On litmus or pH paper.


PH scale for red litmus?

Red litmus paper changes color at a pH less than 4.5, turning red in acidic solutions and blue in neutral or alkaline solutions.


Why does blue litmus paper turned to red?

litmus paper finds if something is alkaline or acid blue= alkaline red=acid there are other colours along the PH scale


What kind of indicator paper turns red in acid?

Litmus


What do you get if you mix a neutral substance with litmus?

either a 7 on the ph value scale witch is green or you would get a 0 depending on your ph value scale


Does methane chanege the color of litmus paper?

yes. litmus changes to a rainbow colour since methane is neutral on the ph scale :)


How do bases affect red litmus paper?

Bases turn red litmus paper blue because they are capable of accepting protons (H+ ions) from the water molecules present in the litmus paper, causing a shift in the pH towards the basic end of the pH scale.


What kind of litmus paper do you use if you have an acid?

Blue litmus turned into red by acids.So you have to blue litmus.


Why is the pH scale better than litmus?

The pH scale provides a quantitative measurement of acidity or basicity, ranging from 0 to 14, whereas litmus paper only gives a qualitative indication of whether a substance is acidic or basic. The pH scale is more precise and allows for greater accuracy in determining the exact pH value of a solution.


What effects does calcium hydroxide has on red and blue litmus paper?

calcium hydroxide turn red litmus paper into blue because it is a base. it does not have any effect on blue litmus paper.


Unknown substance turns blue litmus paper pink but does no change pink litmus paper the substance is a?

Acid; Meaning it is ranked less than seven and at least zero on the pH scale.