Fill in the blanks in the following sentences:

(a) Acid have a --------tasks and they turn -------litmus to --------


(b) Substance do not show their acidic properties without ----------


(c) Acids produce ------- ions on dissolving in water.


(d) Those substance whose smell (or odour) changes in acidic or basic solutions are called ------indicators.


(e) Onion and vanilla extract are ------ indicators.

(a) sour; blue; red

(b) Water; acids produce hydrogen(H+) ions in water which determines their acidic nature.


(c) Hydrogen ions; concentration of hydrogen ions determines the strength of acids.


(d) Olfactory; examples- onion and vanilla.


(e) Olfactory; indicates by odour change.


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