Why litmus paper change its colour in acidic and basic solution.?
Under acidic conditions, the solution is red, and under alkaline conditions, the solution is blue. Chemical reactions other than acid-base can also cause a color change to litmus paper. For instance, chlorine gas turns blue litmus paper white – the litmus dye is bleached, because of presence of hypochlorite ions.
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Why litmus paper change its colour in acidic and basic solution.?
Under acidic conditions, the solution is red, and under alkaline conditions, the solution is blue. Chemical reactions other than acid-base can also cause a color change to litmus paper. For instance, chlorine gas turns blue litmus paper white – the litmus dye is bleached, because of presence of hypochlorite ions.
Why litmus paper change its colour in acidic and basic solution.?
The product when an indicator reacts with an acid will have one colour and when it reacts with a base, it will have a different colour. When a litmus paper is put in a solution, depending on what the solution is, the indicator will react with the solution and will change its colour.
Litmus paper is made from lichens.
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