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Question
Give reason for the following:
Oxygen gas does not affect moist blue litmus paper, but carbon dioxide turns it slightly pink.
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Solution
Oxygen is neutral in nature, So, it does not affect blue litmus paper. Whereas Carbon dioxide is slightly acidic in nature, So, it changes blue litmus to slightly pink.
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