Question

Q. During
the activity why
we
diped
the
leave
then in
boiling water and
alcohol?​

Answer 1

Answer: We boil the leaf in alcohol when we are testing it for starch because to remove the green pigment chlorophyll present in it. For the starch test we need to observe the color change from brown to blue when iodine is put on the leaf.

Answer 2

Answer:

The hot water kills the leaf and the alcohol breaks down the chlorophyll , taking the green colour out of the leaf

Explanation:

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