Question

Baking soda turns:

• A. Turmeric to red
• B. Purple cabbage juice to green
• C. Red litmus to red
• D. all of above

Answer 1

The correct option is D

all of above

The correct option is (D):

Explanation for the correct answers:

All of above:

1. Baking soda is actually basic in nature due to the presence of bicarbonate and also has a value of pH around 8.
2. Turmeric is the natural herb which just contains a chemical compound that is known as Curcumin.
3. So when the turmeric is treated with the base it will further change to red and also it turns yellow when treated with the acidic water.
4. Also as Baking soda is a base so when it reacts with the Curcumin it turns it into the red color just because of its interaction with the Curcumin.
5. The purple cabbage juice also interacts with the basic compounds just to change its color to green.
6. As Baking soda is basic in nature, so on interacting with the juice of cabbage which was initially purple in color will turn into green.
7. Also when red litmus comes in contact with a base it will change its color to blue.

Therefore, the correct option is (D): All of the above