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Litmus Paper

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===About Litmus Paper===
: '''Litmus paper''' comes in two colours: Red and Blue.
: '''Litmus Paperpaper''' is a very simple [[Indicator (Chemistry|indicator]] as it can only tell if something is [[acid]] or [[alkali]] but it cannot tell the exact [[pH]] of a [[solution]].: '''Litmust PaperLitmus paper''' cannot be used on a [[base]] unless it is in [[solution]].*When red '''litmus''' is placed in an [[acid]] it stays red.
*When red '''litmus''' is placed in an [[alkali]] it turns blue.
**** {| class="wikitable"|-|[[File:RedLitmusAcid.png|center|200px]]|[[File:RedLitmusAlkali.png|center|200px]]|[[File:RedLitmusNeutral.png|center|200px]]|-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |When red '''litmus''' is placed in an [[acid]] it stays red.| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |When red '''litmus''' is placed in an [[alkali]] it turns blue.| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |When red '''litmus''' is placed in a [[neutral]] [[solution]] it stays red.*|-|[[File:BlueLitmusAcid.png|center|200px]]|[[File:BlueLitmusAlkali.png|center|200px]]|[[File:BlueLitmusNeutral.png|center|200px]]|-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |When blue '''litmus''' is placed in an [[alkaliacid]] it stays blueturns red.*| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |When blue '''litmus''' is placed in an [[acidalkali]] it turns redstays blue.*| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |When blue '''litmustlitmus''' is placed in a [[neutral]] [[solution]] it stays blue.|}