A colourless liquid turns blue litmus paper red and reacts with magnesium to produce a gas. What type of substance must the colourless liquid be?

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The colourless liquid must be an acid because it turns blue litmus paper red and reacts with magnesium (metal) to produce hydrogen gas, which is the property of an acid.

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