Question

Abdul while having lunch dropped curry on his shirt he was afraid that his mother will get angry,so he quickly washed the shirt with detergent but he observed that the colour of the stain changed from yellow to red. what do you think has happened?

Answer 1

detergent is basic in nature and turmeric being a natural indicator changes its colour to red on addition of a basic compound. So the colour of the stain changed from yellow to red on addition of detergent