The colours of red litmus paper in acidic, neutral, and basic solutions are:

red, orange and blue respectively

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blue, violet and red respectively

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red, colourless and blue respectively

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red, red and blue respectively

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Solution

The correct option is A red, red and blue respectively
Solution Colour of red litmus paper
Acidic Red
Neutral Red
Basic Blue
So, the correction option is D.

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Solution	Colour of red litmus paper
Acidic	Red
Neutral	Red
Basic	Blue

The colours of red litmus paper in acidic, neutral, and basic solutions are:

The correct option is A red, red and blue respectivelySolution Colour of red litmus paperAcidic RedNeutral RedBasic Blue So, the correction option is D.

The correct option is A red, red and blue respectively
Solution Colour of red litmus paper
Acidic Red
Neutral Red
Basic Blue
So, the correction option is D.