leaf boiled in methylated spirit activity
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Because Methylated spirit is analcohol & when we boil the leaf in alcohol we are testing it for starch as this would remove the chlorophyll from the green leaf . Deolourish leaf is than treated with iodine & a blue black color is obtained which confirms the presence of starch in the green portion of leaf
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Drop the leaf in boiling water to kill it. Put the leaf in methylated spirits to remove the green substance called chlorophyll. Place the leaf in an iodine solution. The part of the leaf not covered by the silver paper turns blue black colour.
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