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role of water in litmus test of an acid

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role of water in litmus test of an acid

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Aniruddha Mishra

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8 Jun 2009 17:51:59 IST

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for neutralising

Arjun Virmani

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8 Jun 2009 21:00:37 IST

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It turns the ionic compound into an acid.....

Its dipoles, actually, becomes a wall between the ions of the compound separating them a bit apart...and therfore the cmpnd behaves like an acid..otherwise its just an ionic cmpnd.......!!!

thats how the Water helps in the test!!!

varsha valli g.

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9 Jun 2009 20:04:53 IST

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it is to release the ions........otherwise it will remain a cpd itself...

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