Answer to Question #118021 in General Chemistry for Sophia

Question

You have a colorless solution in a beaker. To identify you try to see if it will conduct electricity and you find that it does. Next, you place a drop of the solution of some red litmus paper and it does not appear to do anything. Finally, you put a drop of solution on blue litmus paper and it turns red. Which is the best conclusion?
1. The solution is neutral
2. This is actually just distilled water
3.This solution contains a base
4. This solution contains an acid

Answer 1

Acid converts blue litmus into red ant not converts red litmus. Solution conduct electricity beacouse because of ions presents (H⁺ and anion)

4. This solution contains an acid