Question

The substance which turns blue litmus red is ______ please answer it correctly

Answer 1

Answer: acid is the correct answer

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Answer 2

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The substance which turns blue litmus red is acid.

Explanation:-

Litmus is a natural indicator for acid and bases which is obtained from lichens. Originally, It is a purple dye. Then, it is available in laboratories, in Blue and red strips or solution. The Litmus changes blue litmus to red in acidic solution and Red litmus to blue in basic solution.

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Indicators are the chemical compounds which use for checking whether a substance is acidic or basic or neutral. It shows changes in colour or smell.

• The Indicator that shows change in colour is known as Visual Indicators.
• And, those which shows change in smell, are Olfactory Indicators.

Most of all Indicators are those which we see in daily life like Turmeric, Red cabbage, Onion(Olfactory) etc. Others are made in laboratories like Phenopthalein, Methyl orange.

• Apart from them, Universal Indicator (pH scale) not only detects it nature but also shows their relative strength in term of H+ ions.

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