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Litmus Action on Substances

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Why litmus paper consider as a indicator?

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A litmus is a substance which changes its property (like color) in presence of an acid or base. Blue litmus paper turns red under acidic conditions and red litmus paper turns blue under basic or alkaline conditions. Hence, it acts as an indicator.

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