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Blue litmus paper turns red in acid and stays blue in a base.

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What do acids and bases do to litmus paper?

An acidic solution will change blue litmus paper to red and basic solutions change red litmus paper to blue


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.


Do acids turn red litmus blue?

No, only a base changes red litmus blue and not a acid.


How do acid react in litmus paper?

They turn it either red or blue. Acids turn blue litmus paper red and bases turn red litmus paper blue.


Color of blue litmus in Ph7?

Blue only bases or acids change litmus paper and 7 is neutral


What are the changes to an indicator when acids and alkali are mixed?

When acids and alkalis are mixed, the pH of the solution changes. Indicators such as litmus paper will change color based on the new pH. Acids turn blue litmus paper red, while alkalis turn red litmus paper blue.


What color litmus paper is used to test acids?

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.


What color will acids and bases turn litmus paper?

Acid turns it in red, while base will turn it blue.


What litmus paper would you use to test for an acid and what is the color change?

Blue litmus paper would be used and if the chemical is an acid the litmus paper would turn red.


Will acids turn litimus paper red?

acid turn litmus into red.Base turn litmus into blue


What color does blue litmus paper turn in the presence of a base?

Blue litmus paper will remain blue in the presence of a base. There wouldn't be any change. Red litmus paper, though, will turn blue. Just remember than the result is red in acids, and blue in bases.


What happens to acid alkali and neutral substances when mixed with litmus?

The colors of litmus is different; this depends on the pH.