How will you test the presence of an acid and base in a substance using litmus paper?
The effect of litmus paper on acidic and basic solutions is that the blue litmus paper turns red under acidic conditions and red litmus paper turns blue under basic or alkaline conditions
Image showing reaction of phenolphthalein indicator with acidic and basic solutions.
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