Read the following statements:
I. When a red litmus paper is dipped into reaction mixture of a saponification reaction, it turns blue and the reaction is exothermic.
II. When a blue litmus paper is dipped into reaction mixture of a saponification reaction, its colour does not change and the reaction is exothermic.
III. When a red litmus paper is dipped into reaction mixture of a saponification reaction, its colour does not change and the reaction is endothermic.
IV. When a blue litmus paper is dipped into reaction mixture of a saponification reaction, its colour does not change and the reaction is endothermic.
Which of the above statements are correct?

I and II

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II and III

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III and IV

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I and IV

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Solution

The correct option is D I and II
The saponification reaction is exothermic in nature, because heat is liberated during the process. It is an alkaline hydrolysis process and the soap solution is basic and hence, turns red litmus paper blue whereas there is no effect on blue litmus paper.
Option A is correct.

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Read the following statements

(i) When a red litmus paper is dipped into reaction mixture of a saponification reaction, it turns blue and the reaction is exothermic.

(ii) When a blue litmus paper is dipped into reaction mixture of a saponification reaction, its colour does not change and the reaction is exothermic

(iii) When a red litmus paper is dipped into reaction mixture of a saponification reaction, its colour does not change and the reaction is endothermic.

(iv) When a blue litmus paper is dipped into reaction mixture of a saponification reaction, its colour does not change and the reaction is endothermic.

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Q. 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:

Q. While studying saponification reaction, a student measures the temperature of the reaction mixture and also finds its nature using blue/red litmus paper. On the basis of his observations the correct conclusion would be:

A student prepared 20% sodium hydroxide solution in a beaker to study saponification reaction. Some observations related to this are given below:

(I) Sodium hydroxide solution turns red litmus blue
(II) Sodium hydroxide readily dissolves in water
(III) The beaker containing solution appears cold when touched from outside
(IV) The blue litmus paper turns red when dipped into the solution

The correct observations are :

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