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Well if you place blue litmus paper in saliva and it turns red, then the saliva is acidic. If you put red litmus in the saliva and it turns blue, then the saliva is alkaline. However, if the red litmus doesn't change colour and the blue litmus doesn't change colour, the saliva would be neutral.

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Substance that turns blue litmus pink?

well as we know if we want to test a substance to see if its a base then we use red litmus paper and for an acid we use blue litmus paper. So if we are using blue litmus paper that means we are obviously testing to see if we have an acid right? So if we see it turn pink then that means that are substance is an acid but it is not very strong and also has some of a base to it. If you want to see what i mean look up a PH scale. Hope this helped. :)


Which litmus paper do you use to identify an acid and how does it react?

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What turns red in the presence of acid ad blue in the presence of alkali?

You probably mean litmus paper. (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litmus.)


Does litmus paper fade after being used?

There are a couple of different things this could mean. I'll try to address them all. Litmus paper is a strip of blotting paper soaked in a solution of an indicator called litmus. Litmus turns blue in the presense of basic solutions, and red in the presence of acidic solutions. If you use a strip of litmus paper to check on the acidity (or alkalinity) of a solution, it may change color. This color will probably slowly fade over time as the litmus reacts with acids or bases in the air, such as vinegar fumes or ammonia, until it reaches the sort of grayish state of neutral litmus. Exposing it to another acid or alkali should bring the color back. Also, if you immerse a strip of litmus paper in a solution, some of the litmus in the paper may leach out. This isn't likely to cause a dramatic fading, but it could be noticeable over time, especially if you keep using a single strip of litmus paper and rinsing it after each use.


Is red litmus paper better than blue?

The natural color for litmus paper is blue. When put in an acidic solution the blue paper turns red. Red litmus paper is first mixed with an acid when it is made. This causes the paper to appear red. When put in the presence of a base, the paper returns to its natural blue color.


What do the different colors for the litmus test mean?

Blue litmus paper turns red under acidic conditions, red litmus paper turns blue under basic conditions, and both colors remain unchanged under neutral conditions.


When red and blue litmus paper fail to turn color?

The litmus paper remain unchanged in a neutral solution.


What does it mean when blue litmus paper turns red when put in a liquid?

It means that the liquid in (which the blue litmus paper is put) is an acid, because an acid turns blue litmus paper to red and gives an indication of the presence of an acid in the liquid..


What does the colour change of blue litmus paper to red mean?

The colour is red in acidic solutions.


How can you show that something is an acid or a base?

Its easy. You could try the Litmus paper test. Take an acidic and a basic solution in separate test tubes. Now take a litmus paper and dip it first in the acidic solution, if the litmus paper turns red, that mean the solution is acid. Now, dip it in the basic solution, if the litmus papaer turns blue that means the solution is basic.


When the litmus paper turns orange what does it mean?

When litmus paper turns orange, it typically indicates a substance is neutral, with a pH around 7. This means it is neither acidic nor basic. Litmus paper changes color depending on the pH of the solution it is exposed to, with red indicating acidity, blue indicating basicity, and purple being neutral.