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Toothpaste is a bitter substance and turns litmus paper blue What type of substance is it?
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∙ 10y ago
Toothpaste is enriched with fluoride to help prevent tooth decay. Fluoride ions are anions, meaning they have a negative charge. (Take a look at where fluoride falls on the Periodic Table -- fluoride ions want to gain an electron to be more stable, thus they tend to form ions with a -1 charge.)
Substances with negative charges are basic, while those with positive charges are acidic.
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What will happen when you put toothpaste to a red litmus paper?
Red litmus paper will turn blue in the presence of a base. Toothpaste is a base, so the litmus paper would turn blue.
Does toothpaste solution turns litmus paper blue or red?
It turns it
What is the substance that turns litmus blue?
A base/alkali substance will turn litmus paper blue.
What are litmus paper?
Litmus is a natural dye indicator extracted from lichens.They react with acid (blue litmus turns red)& bases(red litmus turns blue) .Paper made with litmus dye indicators are called litmus paper and used in chemical laboratories.
What substance in litmus paper helps in its change?
It depends. Litmus paper is used to test pH levels. Blue litmus paper turns red in the presence of acids, and red litmus paper turns blue in the presence of alkalines. Litmus paper is purple in neutral conditions.
What are three characteristic of a base?
1. It tastes bitter.2. Feels slippery.3. Turns red litmus paper blue.a base is a substance that tastes bitter, feels slippery, and turns red litmus paper blue.
What three properties are of a base?
1. It tastes bitter.2. Feels slippery.3. Turns red litmus paper blue.a base is a substance that tastes bitter, feels slippery, and turns red litmus paper blue.
What will happen when you put toothpaste to a red litmus paper?
Red litmus paper will turn blue in the presence of a base. Toothpaste is a base, so the litmus paper would turn blue.
Does toothpaste solution turns litmus paper blue or red?
It turns it
What is the substance that turns litmus blue?
A base/alkali substance will turn litmus paper blue.
What is the use of a litmus paper?
litmus paper is genrally used to verify whether a substance is acid or base
What are litmus paper?
Litmus is a natural dye indicator extracted from lichens.They react with acid (blue litmus turns red)& bases(red litmus turns blue) .Paper made with litmus dye indicators are called litmus paper and used in chemical laboratories.
What are three properties are characteristics of a base?
1. It tastes bitter.2. Feels slippery.3. Turns red litmus paper blue.a base is a substance that tastes bitter, feels slippery, and turns red litmus paper blue.
How can you determine if substance is acid or base?
pH paper and litmus paper
What substance in litmus paper helps in its change?
It depends. Litmus paper is used to test pH levels. Blue litmus paper turns red in the presence of acids, and red litmus paper turns blue in the presence of alkalines. Litmus paper is purple in neutral conditions.
Does acid turn litmus paper blue?
No an acid will only change the litmus paper red regardless of of the substance color.
What is litumus paper used to indicate?
Litmus paper is used to indicate whether a substance is acidic or basic. Blue litmus paper turns red in the presence of an acid, while red litmus paper turns blue in the presence of a base.
