Re: Can you tell me how to see whether a food is an acid, or a base?

Date: Fri Mar 17 16:03:40 2000
Posted By: Dan Berger, MadSci Administrator
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 953253764.Ch

Message:


Test it with an indicator paper, like litmus paper or hydrion paper. You can 
make your own indicator paper by soaking strips of white paper in red cabbage 
juice. Of course, you need to check your indicator paper with things you know 
are acids and bases to determine the colors!

                                              Dan Berger
                                              MadSci Administrator

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