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Some substances do not change the color of litmus paper because they are neither acid or nor base. They are called neutral substances.

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What is the effect of lime water on litmus paper?

carbon dioxide turns wet blue litmus red because carbon dioxide dissolves in water to form weak dibasic acid called carbonic acid


What has no effect on litmus?

Litmus is not affected by pure water because it is a neutral substance. Additionally, substances that are not acidic or basic, such as sugar or salt, will also typically have no effect on litmus paper.


What happens to litmus paper when water is added?

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Which solution will not have any effect on both red litmus paper and blue litmus paper?

a)sulfur dioxide b)hydrogen chloride c)potassium sulfate d)slaked lime


What color of litmus is water?

Litmus paper is typically blue. If water is tested with blue litmus paper and it turns red, it indicates that the water is acidic. However, if there is no color change, the water is neutral.


What will be the color when you dip litmus into aluminium oxide?

Aluminium oxide does not have any effect on litmus paper. Litmus paper is typically used to test for acidic or basic substances, and since aluminium oxide is a neutral compound, it will not cause any color change in the litmus paper.


Dry ammonia has no at litmus paper but your solution of ammonia in water turns blue why?

Dry ammonia gas does not have an immediate effect on litmus paper because it is not in solution. However, when ammonia gas dissolves in water, it forms ammonium hydroxide, which is a basic solution that turns red litmus paper blue due to its alkaline pH.


When strips of blue and pink litmus paper are put in water the paper changes?

The blue litmus paper turns red in acidic solutions, and the pink litmus paper turns blue in basic solutions. This color change is due to a change in the pH of the water affecting the chemical structure of the litmus dye on the paper.


What happens to red litmus paper if dipped in water?

Red litmus paper remains red when dipped in water. Litmus paper is used to test for acidity or basicity, and red litmus paper turns blue in basic solutions. If the water being tested is neither acidic nor basic, the red litmus paper will not change color.


How does an acid affect blue litmus paper?

An acid turns blue litmus paper red. This is because the acid donates a proton (H+) to the water in the litmus paper, changing the pH and causing the litmus paper to change color.


What will happen when paper is added to water?

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What will happen if litmus paper is diped in lime water?

The litmus paper will turn blue if dipped in lime water, indicating that the lime water is basic. Lime water is a solution of calcium hydroxide, which is a strong base that can turn litmus paper blue.