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Two solutions A and B have pH values of 3.0 and 9.5 respectively. Which of these will turn litmus solution from blue to red and which will turn phenolphthalein from colourless to pink?

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Two solutions A and B have pH values of 3.0 and 9.5 respectively. Which of these will turn litmus solution from blue to red and which will turn phenolphthalein from colourless to pink?

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Solution A, being acidic, with a pH value of 3.0, will turn litmus solution from blue to red, and solution B, being basic, with a pH value of 9.5, will turn phenolphthalein from colourless to pink.

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Chapter 2: Acids, Bases and Salts - Exercise 2 [Page 101]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry [English] Class 10
Chapter 2 Acids, Bases and Salts
Exercise 2 | Q 15. | Page 101
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