Turmeric paper stays yellow in acidic solution and will turn blue in base solutions.
It will ALSO stay pink in neutral solutions. How can we distinguish, in this case between acidic and neutral substances using turmeric paper?

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In neutral solutions, turmeric paper will remain yellow and we cannot use it to distinguish between acidic and neutral solutions.
In basic solution, turmeric paper turns red in colour and not blue.

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Turmeric paper stays yellow in acidic solution and will turn blue in base solutions. It will ALSO stay pink in neutral solutions. How can we distinguish, in this case between acidic and neutral substances using turmeric paper?

In neutral solutions, turmeric paper will remain yellow and we cannot use it to distinguish between acidic and neutral solutions. In basic solution, turmeric paper turns red in colour and not blue.

Turmeric paper stays yellow in acidic solution and will turn blue in base solutions.
It will ALSO stay pink in neutral solutions. How can we distinguish, in this case between acidic and neutral substances using turmeric paper?

In neutral solutions, turmeric paper will remain yellow and we cannot use it to distinguish between acidic and neutral solutions.
In basic solution, turmeric paper turns red in colour and not blue.