A liquid sample from the laboratory was tested using various indicators:
| Indicator | Red litmus | Blue litmus | Turmeric |
| Change | Turned blue | No change | Turned red |
Based on the tests, identify the acidic or basic nature of the liquid and justify your answer:
Answer variants:
blue
base
red
basic solutions
remains red
acid solutions
acid
Lime water
remains yellow
Curd
(i) The nature of the liquid is .
(ii) Red litmus paper in both acidic and neutral solutions.
A base would turn red litmus .
Blue litmus paper changes from blue to only in acidic solutions.
Turmeric paper changes from yellow to reddish-brown only in .
Turmeric paper in both acidic and neutral solutions.
(iii) The possibility of the liquid sample would be a .