True or False:Nitric acid turns red litmus blue

Academic Biology NCERT Class 7

This is a false statement.

Because nitric acid is acidic in nature and therefore it does not change the color of red litmus paper. But being acidic, it turns blue litmus paper red.

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Updated on: 30-Mar-2023

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