Question

Which of the following statements shows the property of an acid?

(a) It turns blue litmus to red
(b) It is sour in taste
(c) It has no effect on red litmus
(d) All of the above​

Answer 1

Answer:

The general properties of acids are as follows :-

1.They are sour to taste.

2.They turn blue litmus paper red but the red litmus paper have no effect of acids and it remains unaffected.

3.They release hydrogen ions H

+

in the solution medium, making the conditions acidic.

Hence from the above mentioned properties, we can easily conclude that the correct answer is option (C).

Answer 2

Answer :-

(d) An acid turns blue litmus red. Thus, it has no effect on red litmus and acids are sour in taste.