I made ph indicator strips out of cabbage. Why doesn't it work with bases?

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Subject: I made ph indicator strips out of cabbage. Why doesn't it work with bases?

Date: Sun Mar 28 19:07:18 1999
Posted by Nicole Timoshenko
Grade level: 10-12 School: St. John Bosco
City: Caledon State/Province: Ontario Country: Canada
Area of science: Agricultural Sciences
ID: 922669638.Ag

Message:


The strips worked fine with acids, but when tested with various 
base, no change in cloor appeared.  Why would it work with acids 
better than bases?

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