Question

Litmus paper strips were dipped in two different unknown liquids. The table below shows the pH of the two liquids: Litmus Test for Unknown Liquids Litmus Paper Strip pH of Liquid X 9 Y 4 What will happen to the litmus strips?

Answer 1

Answer:

Both will turn red

Both will turn blue

X will turn red and Y will turn blue

X will turn blue and Y will turn red

Answer 2

Answer:

X will turn blue and y will turn red

Explanation:

Since X has a pH of 9, it will turn blue because anything with a pH higher than 7 turns blue. Since Y has a pH of 4, it will turn red because anything with a pH lower than 7 turns red.