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Why are litmus papers used as Indicators for acids and bases

Why are litmus papers used as Indicators for acids and bases

Grade:11

4 Answers

Sridharan N
115 Points
4 years ago
Litmus papers show appreciable colour changes in acids and basic mediums and with different pH. So they are used as indicators.
Ritika Das
105 Points
4 years ago
Litmus is a water soluble mixture of different dyes extracted from lichens. It is absorbed onto a filter paper to produce one of the oldest forms of pH indiactor, used to test materials for acidity/basicity.
Amarjit
105 Points
3 years ago
Because it gives characteristic colur in basic and acidic medium.In basic medium it turns bluish and in acidic medium it turns red.
Priyansh
98 Points
3 years ago
it is extracted from lichens nd shows a ntural and an inbuilt pH scale.

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