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The acidity or alkalinity of a solution, pH indicator.

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What colour will it be when a acidic is test with a blue litmus paper?

litmus paper turns blue litmus red when tested on an acid and red litmus blue when tested on a base


How are acids and bases tested?

universal indicator or litmus paper


When red and blue litmus paper fail to turn color?

The litmus paper remain unchanged in a neutral solution.


What is the result when magnesium oxide is tested with red litmus paper?

When magnesium oxide is tested with red litmus paper, there will be no observable change because magnesium oxide is a neutral substance. It does not exhibit any acidic or basic properties that would cause a color change in the red litmus paper.


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 colour does vinegar go with litmus?

If the vinegar is strong enough to be below 4.5 pH the litmus paper will turn (or stay) red.


What is the word and symbol chemical equation for litmus paper reacting with a acid or base?

Litmus paper is an indicator that turns red in acidic solutions and blue in basic solutions. The chemical equation for litmus paper reacting with an acid could be: H+ (from the acid) + Litmus paper (Red) -> Litmus paper (Blue). Similarly, the equation for litmus paper reacting with a base could be: OH- (from the base) + Litmus paper (Red) -> Litmus paper (Blue).


How are Ph levels of a swimming pool tested?

Usually the ph is tested with a phenol red indicator but litmus paper can be used


Why is litmus paper useful?

Water provides H+/ OH- ions for the dry gas(to be tested with litmus) to show its acidic/alkaline nature.


Can you get yellow litmus paper?

Litmus paper can tell you how acidic or basic something is. There are various places that you could order it from the internet.


If you tested a dissolved antacid with litmus what colour would it turn?

If the antacid is basic, litmus paper would turn blue. If the antacid is acidic, litmus paper would turn red.


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.