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A student wants to classify some household chemicals by testing them using litmus paper. If she is going to classify these chemicals correctly, which statement will best help her determine if the chemicals are acids or bases? *

if blue litmus paper turns red, the substance has a pH below 7 and is an acid
if blue litmus paper turns red, the substance has a pH above 7 and is a base
if blue litmus paper turns red, the substance has a pH below 7 and is a base
if blue litmus paper turns red, the substance has a pH above 7 and is an acid

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The statement which is correct about acids or base is if blue litmus paper turns red, the substance has a pH below 7 and is an acid.

What are acids and bases?

Acids are those substances which has a pH value below 7 and bases are those substances which has a pH value greater than 7.

Acids turn blue litmus paper to red color and Bases turn red litmus paper to blue color.

  • If blue litmus paper turns red, the substance has a pH below 7 and is an acid is true.
  • If blue litmus paper turns red, the substance has a pH above 7 and is a base is incorrect.
  • If blue litmus paper turns red, the substance has a pH below 7 and is a base is also incorrect.
  • If blue litmus paper turns red, the substance has a pH above 7 and is an acid is also incorrect.

So correct statement is if blue litmus paper turns red, the substance has a pH below 7 and is an acid.

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