Bases turn the yellow turmeric paper

blue

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Solution

The correct option is D
red

The explanation for the correct option- (D) Red
Turmeric indicator- It is a natural dye available in yellow powder form. It is a natural indicator.
The basic solution turns yellow turmeric paper into red color.
The acidic solutions do not affect turmeric paper.
The explanation for the incorrect options-
(A) Blue, (B) Green, and (C) Orange - no such color is produced by any type of solution on turmeric paper.
Hence, option (D) is correct.

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Question 3

Turmeric is a natural indicator. On adding its paste to acid and base separately, which colours would be observed
(a) Yellow in both acid and base.
(b) Yellow in acid and red in base.
(c) Pink in acid and yellow in base.
(d) Red in acid and blue in base.

Q. Turmeric paper stays yellow in acidic solution and will turn blue in base solutions.
It will ALSO stay pink in neutral solutions. How can we distinguish, in this case between acidic and neutral substances using turmeric paper?

if we drop acid on turmeric paper it turns yellow and if we drop water it turns yellow then how can we find that neutural substance is acid

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