Acids, Bases and Salts — Science STD 10 — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10ScienceAcids, Bases and Salts1 Mark
MCQ
A solution turns red litmus blue. Its $\ce{pH}$ is likely to be:
A
$1$
B
$4$
C
$5$
✓
$10$
✓
Answer
Correct option: D.
$10$
A basic solution turns red litmus blue. On the $\ce{pH}$ scale, bases have values greater than $7,$ whereas acids have values less than $7$.
Therefore, the $\ce{pH}$ of the given solution is likely to be $10.$
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