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Grade 12th pass10 grade science

Sulphurous acid turns ⋯⋯ (A) blue litmus into red (B) red litmus into blue (C) no change to any of the litmus paper (D) can't say

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4 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Yash Patari
4 Years ago
Dear student
Sulphurous acid (H2SO3) is an acid. The main use of litmus is to test whether a solution is acidic or basic. Blue litmus paper turns red under acidic conditions. So sulphurous acid turns blue litmus into the red.