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It is correct to say pH paper has various dyes; the dye in litmus paper is litmus. While I doubt it's used any longer, liquid litmus has been used in titration. --[[User:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard C. Berkowitz]] 17:05, 15 February 2010 (UTC) | It is correct to say pH paper has various dyes; the dye in litmus paper is litmus. While I doubt it's used any longer, liquid litmus has been used in titration. --[[User:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard C. Berkowitz]] 17:05, 15 February 2010 (UTC) | ||
:Is litmus itself not a blend? [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] 18:03, 15 February 2010 (UTC) | :Is litmus itself not a blend? [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] 18:03, 15 February 2010 (UTC) | ||
::Howard, I understand your point now; by definition litmus is A dye, but it does have various compounds too. A tricky nomenclature issue for sure. I'll make an edit to try and address this, but feel free to change to something more suitable yourself. [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] 18:57, 15 February 2010 (UTC) | |||
:I just remember it from my HS days. I guess they use a more universal version now but I'm not sure what that is called. [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] 18:05, 15 February 2010 (UTC) | |||
Latest revision as of 12:57, 15 February 2010
Various dyes
It is correct to say pH paper has various dyes; the dye in litmus paper is litmus. While I doubt it's used any longer, liquid litmus has been used in titration. --Howard C. Berkowitz 17:05, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
- Is litmus itself not a blend? Chris Day 18:03, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
- Howard, I understand your point now; by definition litmus is A dye, but it does have various compounds too. A tricky nomenclature issue for sure. I'll make an edit to try and address this, but feel free to change to something more suitable yourself. Chris Day 18:57, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
- I just remember it from my HS days. I guess they use a more universal version now but I'm not sure what that is called. Chris Day 18:05, 15 February 2010 (UTC)