Question

1) Why is alcohol not heated directly to remove chlorophyll from the leaves?​

Answer 1

Answer:

• Boiling of leaf in alcohol: The leaf to be tested for presence of starch is boiled in alcohol to remove the pigment chlorophyll otherwise it will interfere with the starch test. Alcohol is not heated directly over the flame because it will evaporate quickly without being much in contact with the leaves

Explanation:

Answer 2

Explanation:

alcohol is not directly heatedto remove chlorophyll from the leavesbecause it is highly inflammable. so ,it is heated in a water bath beaker toremove chlorophyll.