Red cabbage extract turns on addition of sodium hydroxide solution.

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Solution

The correct option is A green
Red cabbage extract contains a pigment called anthocyanin which turns green in alkaline solutions, pink in mildly acidic solution, and red in strongly acidic solution.
Sodium hydroxide is a strong base and turns red cabbage extract green.

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