Question

Write the observations:-
(1) Ammonia gas is shaken with blue litmus solution
(2) HCl gas is shaken with blue litmus solution

Answer 1

Answer:

1. In ammonia blue litmus remains blue
2. Blue litmus paper turns red when Shaken with Hcl

Answer 2

Litmus test

Explanation:

1) Ammonia gas turns red litmus paper blue because it is a weak base. Ammonia has a pH value of 11.6. So when Ammonia gas is shaken with blue litmus solution, it will remain blue.

2) HCl gas is acidic in nature. So when HCl gas is shaken with blue litmus solution, it will turn the solution to red. HCl has a pH value of 3.01.