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Blue litmus paper turns red under acidic conditions and red litmus paper turns blue under basic (i.e. alkaline) conditions with the color change occurring over the pH range 4.5-8.3 at 25 °C. Neutral litmus paper is purple in color.

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What is an acidic solution will turn blue litmus paper to what color?

Red color in acidic solutions and blue color in basic solutions.


What color does a strip of litmus paper turn when it is dipped into an acidic solution?

A strip of litmus paper will turn red in an acidic solution.


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What happens when blue litmus paper is dipped in vinegar solution?

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What color does litmus blue and red paper turn in acid?

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If a solution is basic- what color will red litmus paper turn?

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How pH paper distinguishes acid and bases?

pH paper changes color after being exposed to an acidic or a basic solution (depending on the paper). For instance, blue litmus paper will turn red after being exposed to an acidic solution, while red litmus paper will turn blue after being exposed to a basic solution. The addition of an acidic or basic solution to litmus paper causes a chemical reaction which changes the light absorbing properties of litmus, thus altering its color.


What determines whether a soulition is acidic or base?

just put a drop of solution on blue litmus paper. if litmus turn in to red color then solution is acid otherwise it is base .


What will you absorbed when blue litmus is introduced into a ferric chloride?

Blue litmus paper will turn red when introduced into a solution of ferric chloride. This change in color indicates that the solution is acidic.


What colour litmus paper change to in presence of alkaline?

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What is lithmus paper?

it is litmus not lithmus . it is a natural indicator . it is a strip of paper either red or blue in colour . it is used whether a solution is acidic or basic in nature. a basic solution turns red litmus to blue and an acidic solution turns blue litmus into red