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How do you use litmus paper to decide a substance is an acid or a base?

Dip the litmus paper into the solution in question. If the paper turns red, the substance is acidic. If the paper turns blue, the substance is basic. If there is no color change, then the substance is neutral.


Why does the litmus paper need to be damp?

Litmus paper needs to be damp because it relies on a chemical reaction between the paper and the substance being tested. The dampness helps to facilitate this reaction by allowing the substance to dissolve and come into contact with the indicator on the paper. This ensures a more accurate and reliable measurement of the substance's pH level.


How do you find whether a substance is basic or acidic?

take blue litmus paper put it in the solution if it turns red its acidic if it remains blue its either basic or neutral to test if its basic put red litmus paper in the solution if it turns blue then its basic if it remains red then its neutral . it is only applicable in solutions.


Is paper a substance or mixture?

Paper is a substance, as it is made up of cellulose fibers derived from plant material that are chemically bonded together during the manufacturing process. It is not a combination of different materials like a mixture would be.


What does the pH paper value mean?

The pH paper value indicates the pH level of a substance. pH paper changes color when it comes in contact with a solution, allowing you to determine its acidity or alkalinity based on the color chart provided with the pH paper.

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What are Two factors which determine the distance a substance travels up the paper?

The two factors that determine the distance a substance travels up the paper in paper chromatography are the solubility of the substance in the solvent and the affinity of the substance for the paper.


How do you use litmus paper to decide a substance is an acid or a base?

Dip the litmus paper into the solution in question. If the paper turns red, the substance is acidic. If the paper turns blue, the substance is basic. If there is no color change, then the substance is neutral.


What substance or chemical is the paper that this is written on made of?

There is no paper here.


What does it mean by substance A in paper?

If you mean what substances are present in paper, then it is principally cellulose. If you are asking about substance A in a question paper, it's a way of referring to an unknown substance so it can ask you questions based on the information given about it. For instance, if it says 'substance A turns damp red litmus blue' then you know that substance A is an acid.


How can you determine if substance is acid or base?

pH paper and litmus paper


Why you say that a paper or matchstick as a combustible substance?

Anything that can burn is a combustible substance.


how do you coat magnetism onto a paper?

Magnetism is a force not a substance. As such it can not be applied to paper.


Why does the litmus paper need to be damp?

Litmus paper needs to be damp because it relies on a chemical reaction between the paper and the substance being tested. The dampness helps to facilitate this reaction by allowing the substance to dissolve and come into contact with the indicator on the paper. This ensures a more accurate and reliable measurement of the substance's pH level.


Which substance changes the colour of pH paper into greenish?

This depends on the kind of pH paper.


Does each spot on the developed chromatography paper or plate represent one substance?

That is correct. Every chemical substance travels at its own speed when diffusing through paper, and so every substance will wind up at its own location on the paper or plate as the case may be.


How do you find whether a substance is basic or acidic?

take blue litmus paper put it in the solution if it turns red its acidic if it remains blue its either basic or neutral to test if its basic put red litmus paper in the solution if it turns blue then its basic if it remains red then its neutral . it is only applicable in solutions.


Does a paper is a solute?

A paper is not a solute. In a solution, the solute is the substance that is dissolved, while the solvent is the substance in which the solute is dissolved. Paper is not capable of being dissolved in most solvents.