Acids turn blue litmus red. Bases or alkalis turn red litmus blue. Neutral solutions don’t change the colour of either red litmus paper or blue litmus paper.
Sridharan N
Last Activity: 7 Years ago
Litmus is red in acidic medium blue in basic medium and green in neutral medium. So it is used as an indicator
Amarjit
Last Activity: 7 Years ago
Litmus paper is an acid base indicator. It is made of a certain kind of lichens. It turns red in acidic medium and blue in badic or alkaline medium.
Vivek
Last Activity: 7 Years ago
Litmus paper turns blue to red in base and red to blue in acidic soulution. Hsjslakajajgskkzhdjsodhhc
Ayan
Last Activity: 6 Years ago
IF you put the red lithmus paper into the acid it will change into blue color.
If you put the blue lithmus paper into the base it will change into red color.
Alkal is a base so if you put the blue lithus paper into the base it will change into red color.
Sayantan Garai
Last Activity: 6 Years ago
Litmus is blue in base and red in acid.
To remember:
B lue reD
B ase aciD
Hope it helps.
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