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Why do we boil leaf in water when testing for starch?
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Answer 1

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This procedure kills a leaf, disrupts the cell membranes and softens the cuticle and cell walls. This makes it possible to extract the chlorophyll with hot ethanol and also allows the iodine solution to penetrate the cells and react with any starch present

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Answer 2

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we boil it so that the green pigment of the leaf is removed and it is easier for us to do the starch test and see it

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