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pH question?
Would blue litmus paper remain blue if it was put in water and oil? Or would it change to red?
3 Answers
- lenpol7Lv 73 years ago
Blue litmus would change to 'GREEN' when put into water.
Blue litmus would NOT change colour in oil , because there are no hydrogen ion (H^+) present.
- 3 years ago
If water or oil is neutral or basic (pH = 7 or pH > 7) then it will not change colour, if they are acidic then litumus will change colour to red.
- ?Lv 73 years ago
pH is the measure of hydrogen ionization in a solution. The hydrogen atoms in oil molecules do not detach (as opposed to those in plain water or acid solutions), so they do not contribute to a pH change. The blue paper would remain blue.
