Red litmus turns blue when the solution is:

acidic.

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basic.

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amphoteric.

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neutral.

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Solution

The correct option is B
basic.

Red litmus is the paper manufactured by dye and which is red in colour. This paper is used to test acidic and basic nature of the solution. On solution being basic, red litmus turns blue in colour.

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Q58) Consider the following statements about acid-base indicators.

i) Phenolphthalein gives a pink colour if the solution is acidic.

ii) China rose indicator turns acidic solutions to dark pink.

iii) Blue litmus turns red for a basic solution.

Which of the above statements are true?

Nitric acid turns red litmus solution blue.

When a blue litmus paper is put in an acidic Solution, it turns red. Can the red litmus which has been formed used to indicate basicity?

In other words, can litmus paper which has changed its colour once be reused?

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