Question

You are provided with four test tubes containing distilled water, baking soda solution, tamarind solution and salt solution. Write down the stepwise procedure to find the nature (acidic/basic/neutral) of each solution using turmeric. State your observation and inference.

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. Put turmeric in each of the test tubes

2. Shake a bit

Observation :

1. In distilled water : YELLOW colored solution

2. In baking soda solution : Red colored solution

3. In tamarind solution ; YELLOW colored solution

4. In salt solution ; YELLOW colored solution

Inference :

Except for baking soda.. All are acidic.. Only baking soda is Basic

Answer 2

Answer:

Put turmeric in each of the test tubes

2. Shake a bit

Observation :

1. In distilled water : YELLOW colored solution

2. In baking soda solution : Red colored solution

3. In tamarind solution ; YELLOW colored solution

4. In salt solution ; YELLOW colored solution

Inference :

Except for baking soda.. All are acidic.. Only baking soda is Basic

Explanation: