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The Elements Whose Oxides Can Turn Litmus Solution Blue Are: (A) Carbon and Sulphur (B) Sodium and Carbon (C) Potassium and Magnesium (D) Magnesium and Sulphur - Science

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The elements whose oxides can turn litmus solution blue are:
(a) carbon and sulphur
(b) sodium and carbon
(c) potassium and magnesium
(d) magnesium and sulphur

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Solution

(c) potassium and magnesium
Potassium and magnesium are metals whose oxides are basic in nature. These oxides turn red litmus solution to blue.

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Chapter 3: Metals and Non-metals - Exercise 1 [Page 135]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry (Science) [English] Class 10
Chapter 3 Metals and Non-metals
Exercise 1 | Q 78 | Page 135

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