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An aqueous solution turns red litmus solution blue. Excessaddition of which of the following solution would reverse thechange?(a) Baking powder(b) Lime(c) Ammonium hydroxide solution(d) Hydrochloric acid

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An aqueous solution turns red litmus solution blue. Excessaddition of which of the following solution would reverse thechange?(a) Baking powder(b) Lime(c) Ammonium hydroxide solution(d) Hydrochloric acid

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The solution that turns red litmus paper blue is a base. To reverse this change, we need to add an acid. Out of the options given, hydrochloric acid (d) is an acid. Therefore, the excess addition of hydrochloric acid would reverse the change.

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