what happens when a green leaf is boiled in water
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Boiling the leaf damages the membranes of the cells allowing the pigments to be leached out of the cells.
After leaching, the iodine solution added will combine with any starch in the cells producing a dark purple to black pigment in the leaf.
After leaching, the iodine solution added will combine with any starch in the cells producing a dark purple to black pigment in the leaf.
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The cell of the leaf will get damaged
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