The color of the damp blue litmus paper in apparatus 2 will change after 30 seconds.
In the given experiment, two sets of apparatus are set up to investigate the diffusion of ammonia gas, NH3, and hydrogen chloride gas, HCl. One set of apparatus contains damp red litmus paper, and the other set contains damp blue litmus paper.
The damp red litmus paper in apparatus 1 changes color after 30 seconds when exposed to ammonia gas.
Therefore, we can conclude that the damp blue litmus paper in apparatus 2 will also change color after 30 seconds when exposed to hydrogen chloride gas.