Betekenis van:
litmus

litmus
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • lakmoes
  • a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid-base indicator

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Voorbeeldzinnen

  1. When investigating the pH (acidic, neutral, alkaline) of a liquid, don't soak the litmus paper completely in the liquid but just put the end of the paper in it.
  2. Acid to litmus
  3. Neutral to litmus
  4. Acidity of a 5 % solution: neutral or slightly alkaline to litmus paper
  5. Run out the excess acid to just above the resin surface and wash the column with water until the effluent is neutral to litmus.