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Question 12. A sample of soil is mixed with water and allowed to settle. The clear supernatant solution turns the pH paper yellowish orange. Which of the following would change the colour of this pH paper to greenish blue? [NCERT Exemplar] (a) Lemon juice (b) Vinegar (c) Common salt (d) An antacid

Question 12.
A sample of soil is mixed with water and allowed to settle. The clear supernatant solution turns the pH paper yellowish orange. Which of the following would change the colour of this pH paper to greenish blue? [NCERT Exemplar]
(a) Lemon juice
(b) Vinegar
(c) Common salt
(d) An antacid

Grade:12th pass

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Pawan Prajapati
askIITians Faculty 60787 Points
3 years ago
(d) As pH paper turns greenish blue for weakly basic compound and antacids contain weak base like Mg(OH)2. So, an antacid would change the colour of this pH paper to greenish blue. Other options (a) and (b) contain acids and option (c) is a neutral salt.

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