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Effect on Indicators by Acids and Bases

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name an indicator which is red in acid solution but turns blue in basic solution

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We know that acids turn blue litmus red while bases turn red litmus paper blue. So, if an indicator remains red in acidic solution but changes to blue in basic solutions, it is red litmus.

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