Question

what is the effect of acidic substance on turmeric paper
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Answer 1

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ᴛᴜʀᴍᴇʀɪᴄ ɪs ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ɪɴᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴏʀs ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪɴᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴇ ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴀᴄɪᴅɪᴄ ᴏʀ ʙᴀsɪᴄ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ʙᴀsɪᴄ sᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴀᴅᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴜʀᴍᴇʀɪᴄ ᴘᴀᴘᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴘᴇʀ ᴛᴜʀɴs ɪɴᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴅ. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴅɪᴘᴘᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀɴ ᴀᴄɪᴅɪᴄ sᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ɴᴏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴏᴜʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴs ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ.

Answer 2

If we put a drop of an acid on this turmeric paper (which has been turned red by a base), then the turmeric paper will change from red to yellow. This is because acid cancels the effect of base and restores the original yellow colour of turmeric paper