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Litmus paper can be used to determine if a solution is acidic or basic

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What is a litmus paper and how to use it?

A litmus paper is a indicator that is used to test for acids or bases


Where does plant litmus indicator is extracted from?

What plant litmus indicator is extractedfrom!!!!!xxx


How does litmus in the litmus milk act as a redox indicator?

Litmus milk medium is skim milk to which the dye litmus has been added. Litmus is both a pH indicator and a redox indicator. It is pink at pH < 4.5, purple in middle pH's and blue at pH > 8.3. As a redox dye, in the absence of oxygen (reduced state) it's colorless (white due to milk) and in the presence of oxygen (oxidized state) it is purple.


What is a commonly used acid indicator?

Phenol redActually, it's litmus. ^_^


Indicator made from lichens?

The indicator is litmus paper. :)


What is a chemical indicator?

Litmus


Is litmus an indicator?

yes


What is the correct scientific term for a substance that changes colour in this way for litmus?

indicator


A commonly used acid indicator is?

Litmus paper is a commonly used acid indicator. It changes color in response to the pH of a solution, turning red in acidic conditions and blue in basic conditions.


What substance is used to determine the presence of an acid or base?

by using an indicator like litmus paper!!!


What is a compound that changes color when in contact with an acid or base?

It is litmus, an extract from several different species of lichens, that is used as an indicator between acid and alkaline conditions.


A well known indicator?

Phenolphthalein Litmus Red Litmus Blue Universal Indicator -> Most Common Methyl Orange :)