Talk:Litmus paper/Definition

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)