Question

Three liquids are given to you one is hydrochloric acid another is sodium hydroxide and third is sugar solution how will you identify it you have only turmeric indicator

Answer 1

Answer:

First put a drop of each solutions on turmeric indicator. The solution which changes turmeric indicator to red is basic thus it is sodium hydroxide. Then put a drop of sodium hydroxide on the drop of the other 2 solutions separately. Then put the drop of their mixtures on turmeric indicator. The one which changes to red is sugar solution because the mixture of basic and neutral components is basic. The other drop which will be hydrochloric acid will be neutral in nature when it mixes with sodium hydroxide.

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