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Sticking a piece of litmus paper into it would be the first step in my estimation. See if it's base or acidic. If it is strongly one or the other, don't touch it with bare hands.

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Are solutions always colourless?

This is commonly used when describing liquids. "Clear" in this context means that you can see through the liquid, so if you put a penny (for example) in a cup of this liquid, you could still see the penny. "Colourless" would mean that the liquid was the same colour as water. Clear but not always colourless means that the liquid may have a tint (so it may be blueish or greenish or some other colour) but you can still see through it.


What type of reaction would a titration be useful for?

A titration would be useful for determining the concentration of an unknown solution by reacting it with a known concentration of another solution. This process is commonly used in acid-base reactions, where the point of neutralization is reached to determine the concentration of the unknown solution.


What is the color of aluminium chloride solution?

The color of an aluminum chloride solution can vary depending on its concentration and oxidation state. Generally, a dilute solution of aluminum chloride appears colorless or pale yellow, while more concentrated solutions may appear yellow or brown due to impurities.


What tool would be used to measure saline solution?

A hydrometer or a refractometer can be used to measure the salinity level of a saline solution. These tools are specifically designed to measure the concentration of dissolved salts in a liquid.


You are given an unknown solution and asked to determine if it is an acid or base You test the solution with a piece of litmus paper You notice the litmus paper turns blue in color This tells you t?

The solution is a base. ( If it turned red, then the solution would be classified as an acid.)

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How can you tell if a colourless liquid is an acid or an alkali?

For an acid, the solution remains colourless or unchanged. For an alkali, it would turn fuschia.


If both sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide dissolve in water-what color would the solution be?

SO2 is less soluble in water... but solution of SO2 and CO2 will be colourless...


What does lead do in hydrochloric acid?

Lead will form Lead(II) Chloride in a HCl solution, but if exists a higher chloride ion concentration, it would form a soluble complex and a colourless solution.


Colourless solution in the reaction between sulfuric acid and sodium hy droxide?

You'd wind up with a solution of sodium sulfate and some water formed, along with any excess reactant. The solution would be clear and colorless.


How zinc oxide reacts with excess sodium hydroxide?

Zinc salt will form complexes of sodium zincate which is colourless and a clear solution would be observed


Are solutions always colourless?

This is commonly used when describing liquids. "Clear" in this context means that you can see through the liquid, so if you put a penny (for example) in a cup of this liquid, you could still see the penny. "Colourless" would mean that the liquid was the same colour as water. Clear but not always colourless means that the liquid may have a tint (so it may be blueish or greenish or some other colour) but you can still see through it.


What type of reaction would a titration be useful for?

A titration would be useful for determining the concentration of an unknown solution by reacting it with a known concentration of another solution. This process is commonly used in acid-base reactions, where the point of neutralization is reached to determine the concentration of the unknown solution.


Describe how you would measure PH of an unknown liquide?

Add universal indicator.


What would you see when ozone is bubbled through aqeous acidified potassium iodide?

from colourless(solution) to brown(solution)


What unit would you use to measure the mass of a TWIZZLER?

the answer to that is unknown to man kind


What tool would be used to measure saline solution?

A hydrometer or a refractometer can be used to measure the salinity level of a saline solution. These tools are specifically designed to measure the concentration of dissolved salts in a liquid.


What is the color of aluminium chloride solution?

The color of an aluminum chloride solution can vary depending on its concentration and oxidation state. Generally, a dilute solution of aluminum chloride appears colorless or pale yellow, while more concentrated solutions may appear yellow or brown due to impurities.