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What color does blue litmus paper turn when dipped in an alkaline solution?

Red, because litmus paper remains blue in alkaline solutions and turns red in acidic solutions.


What color does blue litmus turn when dipped in an alkaline solution?

The solution is alkaline, because litmus paper remains blue in alkaline solutions and turns red in acidic solutions.


What color does a strip of litmus paper dipped in acidic solution turn?

Litmus paper is blue when dipped in an alkaline solution, and red when placed in an acidic solution. The colors begin to merge when you test pH neutral liquids.


When a tip of litmus paper is dipped into an alkaline solution the paper turns what color?

It stays blue.


What color does paper turn when dipped into alkaline solution?

Blue litmus turns red.


What color is litmus paper when dipped into an alkaline solution?

blue litmus remains blue while red litmus changes to blue


What colour does blue litmus paper turn when dipped in ammonia solution?

nope actually, it stays blue and when u dip it in with red litmus paper it went blue, i did experiment so i kno << it would then be: alkali


What color does litmus turn when dipped in wood ash?

When litmus paper is dipped in wood ash, it typically turns blue. This is because wood ash is alkaline (basic) in nature, which causes blue litmus paper to remain blue and red litmus paper to turn blue. The alkaline substances in wood ash, such as potassium carbonate, raise the pH of the solution.


What colour does blue litmus paper turn when dipped in alkaline?

Blue litmus paper stays blue in a neutral solution. It turns red only when in an acidic solution. Similarly, red litmus paper would stay red in a neutral solution and turn blue in an alkaline solution. Added: acidic: pH below 5.5 it turns (stays) red alkaline: pH above 8.0 it turns (stays) blue neutral, in between 5.5 and 8.0: its color is purple, between 'red and blue' or 'blue and red' A much better indicator paper is universal indicator paper. It is yellow and can tell you the exact pH of the solution it is dipped in, going yellow to red in acidic conditions, blue to purple in alkaline conditions and green in neutral conditions. The exact colour depends on the pH.


What happens when red litmus paper is dipped in urine?

red litmus paper turns blue under alkaline conditions.


What colour litmus paper change to in presence of alkaline?

Blue litmus paper will turn red in the presence of an acidic solution, while red litmus paper will turn blue in the presence of an alkaline (basic) solution.


When a strip of litmus paper is dipped into an acidic solution the paper turns into what color?

When a strip of litmus paper is dipped into an acidic solution, it turns red. This is because litmus paper changes color in response to the pH of the solution it comes into contact with. In acidic solutions, the paper turns red, indicating low pH.