NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 10 - Science - CHAPTER 2: Acids, Bases and Salts - Multiple Choice Questions
Question 7

Question.  7

A sample of soil is mixed with water and allowed to settle. The clear supernatant solution turns the pH paper yellowish-orange. Which of the following would change the colour of this pH paper to greenish-blue?

(a)

Lemon juice

(b)

Vinegar

(c)

Common salt

(d)

An antacid

Detailed Answer with Explanation:

Steps: Yellowish-orange indicates acidic to neutral pH. An antacid is basic and will raise pH to alkaline (greenish-blue). Lemon juice and vinegar are acidic; common salt is neutral.

NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 10 – Science – CHAPTER 2: Acids, Bases and Salts – Multiple Choice Questions | Detailed Answers