A student puts a drop of the reaction mixture of a saponification reaction first on a blue litmus paper and then on a red litmus paper. He may observe that:
There is no change in the blue litmus paper and the red litmus paper turns white.
There is no change in the red litmus paper and the blue litmus paper turns red.
There is no change in the blue litmus paper and the red litmus paper turns blue.
No change is observed in both the litmus papers.
A student puts a drop of the reaction mixture of a saponification reaction first on a blue litmus paper and then on a red litmus paper. He may observe that:
There is no change in the blue litmus paper and the red litmus paper turns white.
There is no change in the red litmus paper and the blue litmus paper turns red.
There is no change in the blue litmus paper and the red litmus paper turns blue.
No change is observed in both the litmus papers.
The correct option is C There is no change in the blue litmus paper and the red litmus paper turns blue.
The salts of weak acids and strong bases react to form soaps. Saponification reaction is the process in which ester is hydrolyzed with a strong base to give sodium or potassium salt of the acid and alcohol.
The slightly basic nature of soaps does not affect blue litmus paper. Thus, a drop of the reaction mixture of a saponification reaction changes the color of red litmus paper into blue.
Hence, option (C) is the correct option.
There is no change in the blue litmus paper and the red litmus paper turns blue.
The salts of weak acids and strong bases react to form soaps. Saponification reaction is the process in which ester is hydrolyzed with a strong base to give sodium or potassium salt of the acid and alcohol.
The slightly basic nature of soaps does not affect blue litmus paper. Thus, a drop of the reaction mixture of a saponification reaction changes the color of red litmus paper into blue.
Hence, option (C) is the correct option.
