A chemical which turns red litmus to blue is:

acidic in nature

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basic in nature

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neutral in nature

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can be acidic or basic in nature

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Solution

The correct option is A basic in nature
Litmus paper is used to find out the acidic or basic nature of a solution. Following observations takes place when an acidic or basic solution interact with litmus paper.

$\begin{matrix} A c i d & \to & B l u e t o R e d B a s e & \to & R e d t o B l u e \end{matrix}}$ Litmus paper colour change

Thus, the chemical compound would be basic in nature.

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