Question

you have been provided with three test tubes one of them contains distilled water and the other two contains an acidic solution and a basic solution respectively if you are given only red litmus paper how will you identify the contents of each test tube. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

1)Distilled water is neutral as it does not change the litmus papers colour

2)Basic solution changes the red litmus blue indicating that the solution is basic

3)Acidic solution does not change the colour . The colour of red litmus paper will remain the same .

Answer 2

Explanation:

If the colour of red litmus does not change then it is acid. If the colour of red litmus changes to blue then it is base. If there is slight change in the colour of red litmus (such as purple) then it is distilled water.