Depending on what color of paper you are using it varies. Blue litmus paper turns red under acidic conditions and stays blue for basic conditions while red litmus paper turns blue under basic conditions and stays red under acidic conditions.
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.
Red
i think purple Acid does not change the color of red litmus paper.
HCl (hydrochloric acid) is an acid so it will turn litmus paper red. and alkali will go from red litmus to blue.
Red litmus paper is used to test for acids. If the red litmus paper turns blue when dipped in a substance, it indicates the presence of an acid.
Actually, some acids do burn litmus paper. Hydrochloric acid, for example, can burn paper, but the litmus on litmus paper shields the paper from the acid. Sulfuric acid, however, has dehydration properties, and would suck the water right out from the paper, charring it instantly.
blue
Blue litmus paper turns red in acid and stays blue in a base.
Litmus paper turns blue in the presence of a base (alkaline) substance, such as soaps, household bleach, or ammonia. When the litmus paper is exposed to these substances, it undergoes a chemical reaction that changes its color to blue.
Litmus paper will not change color when exposed to sugar because sugar is neutral and does not alter the pH level of a solution. Litmus paper changes color based on the acidity or alkalinity of a substance.
Litmus is used to test materials for their acidity. Blue litmus paper turns red when exposed to acid, so it would turn red when exposed to vinegar, which is acidic.
Blue litmus become red in acidic solutions.