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Litmus is a dye extracted from lichens, a plant. Upon addition of acid, litmus turns red whilst on addition of base, litmus turns blue. Being acidic, containing citric acid, lemon juice is expected to turn violet litmus paper red.

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Lemon juice contains citric acid so blue litmus paper dipped in lemon juice will turn red indicating that it is acidic.


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When you dip a litmus strip in a glass of tomato juice it turns orange . This tells you that the juice is?

Oh, dude, when that litmus strip hits the tomato juice and goes all orange, it's like screaming at you, "Hey, this juice is acidic!" So yeah, technically speaking, that tomato juice is acidic. But hey, who needs litmus strips when you can just taste it and be like, "Yep, that's some tangy tomato juice right there."


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It would remain red, red litmus paper only reacts to blue in the presence of a base. Lemon juice is acidic and thus wouldn't turn the paper a color. If blue litmus paper was used in the lemon juice it would turn red. Consequently dipping blue litmus paper in a base won't change the color because it does not react with bases, only acids.


What colour will purple litmus turn when dipped in lemon juice?

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What color does red litmus turn into in apple juice?

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When you dip a litmus strip in a glass of tomato juice it turns orange this tells you that the juice is?

It tells you that the juice is coloured orange and that the litmus strip is simply showing the colour of the stuff that it is dipped into. A litmus strip should turn red in an acid environment but if you dip it into a mixture of mainly blue ink (neutral) and a tiny bit of vinegar (mild acid) it will turn blue and not red. Why? Because the blueness of the ink overwhelms the effect of the mild acid.