using a ph meter you find that egg whites have a pH of nearly 8 and egg yolks have a PH near 6. if litmus paper turns blue in bases and red in acids which part of eggs would turn litmus paper blue? A. egg yolks
B. both
C. egg whites
D.Neither

Question

using a ph meter you find that egg whites have a pH of nearly 8 and egg yolks have a PH near 6. if litmus paper turns blue in bases and red in acids which part of eggs would turn litmus paper blue? A. egg yolks 
B. both
C. egg whites
D.Neither

sachintha · Answer

pH value less than 7 is acidic while greater than 7 is a base. So which does turn the litmus paper to blue?

mtblue7 · Answer

litmus paper turns blue in pH values above 7 and red below 7. Bases have a pH higher than 7 so they would turn blue.