Question

you add water to sulfur dioxide and put blue litmus paper why does it turn red​

Answer 1

because it is acidic solution

Answer 2

When we add water to sulfur dioxide and put blue litmus paper, it turns red:

• As we add water to sulfur dioxide, a chemical reaction takes place, and sulfurous acid is formed.
• Litmus is a test to check the nature of a substance. We can check whether it is acidic or basic.
• In this question, we have blue litmus paper.
• Blue litmus turns red when comes in contact with an acid and remains the same when cones are in contact with a base or a neutral substance.
• In the question, the blue litmus turns to red, this shows that acid is formed by the chemical reaction.

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