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You have been provided with three test tubes. One of them contains distilled water and the other two contain an acidic solution and a basic solution, respectively. If you are given only red litmus paper, how will you identify the contents of each test tube?

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Acidic solution will turn blue litmus red ; This red litmus will turn blue in basic solution ; Distilled water will have no effect on any type of litmus paper.
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