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Question
From which plant is litmus paper or litmus solution obtained?
- Moss
- Rose
- Hibiscus
- Lichen
Solution
(d) Lichen.
Litmus is a water soluble mixture of different dyes extracted from lichens, especially Roccella tinctoria.
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