The change of colour is due to chemical reaction. Almost all chemical reactions take place in solution. So dry litmus paper not shown any change in colour with hydrogen chloride gas. The colour changes only when the paper is dipped in water. In other word the paper is wet.
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Hydrogen chloride gas, when dry, is not an acid. Without water it can not donate protons to litmus, so this will not change color
Dry blue litmus paper does not change color in the presence of hydrogen chloride gas because it is already in its acidic form. Hydrongen chloride is an acidic gas that does not cause a reaction with blue litmus paper. The blue color of the litmus paper is retained because there is no alkali to neutralize in order to cause a color change.
Hydrogen chloride gas is not an acid, is not in solution and does not donate protons. So, no litmus paper color change.
Boiling the water and ferric chloride mixture will not change the color of litmus paper, as litmus paper is not sensitive to the presence of ferric chloride. Litmus paper is typically used to test for acidity or basicity in a solution.
- sodium chloride is not an acid - in an acid solution the blue litmus paper become red
Litmus paper is a mixture of dyes that change color depending on the acidity or alkalinity of a solution. When exposed to sodium chloride, which is a neutral salt, litmus paper does not undergo a chemical reaction. It remains unchanged in the presence of sodium chloride.
Hydrogen chloride turns damp blue litmus paper red.
Dry blue litmus paper does not change color in the presence of hydrogen chloride gas because it is already in its acidic form. Hydrongen chloride is an acidic gas that does not cause a reaction with blue litmus paper. The blue color of the litmus paper is retained because there is no alkali to neutralize in order to cause a color change.
hydrogen peroxide turns litmus paper into blue.
Hydrogen chloride gas is not an acid, is not in solution and does not donate protons. So, no litmus paper color change.
Boiling the water and ferric chloride mixture will not change the color of litmus paper, as litmus paper is not sensitive to the presence of ferric chloride. Litmus paper is typically used to test for acidity or basicity in a solution.
Hydrogen sulfide turns damp litmus paper from blue to red.
- sodium chloride is not an acid - in an acid solution the blue litmus paper become red
Litmus paper is a mixture of dyes that change color depending on the acidity or alkalinity of a solution. When exposed to sodium chloride, which is a neutral salt, litmus paper does not undergo a chemical reaction. It remains unchanged in the presence of sodium chloride.
Sodium chloride solution is neutral.
a)sulfur dioxide b)hydrogen chloride c)potassium sulfate d)slaked lime
When moist blue litmus paper turns red, it indicates the presence of an acidic gas such as carbon dioxide (CO2) or sulfur dioxide (SO2). This change in color is due to the acidification of the blue litmus paper by the acidic gas.
Blue litmus paper would turn red in ferric chloride solution due to the acidic nature of the solution, which would cause a change in the pH of the litmus paper turning it to red.