Why green leaf is boiled in alcohol before testing it for starch.
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The hot water kills the leaf and the alcohol breaks down the chlorophyll, taking the green color out of the leaf. When we put iodine on the leaves, one of them will turn blue-black and the other will be a reddish-brown. Iodine is an indicator that turns blue-black in the presence of starch.
The hot water kills the leaf and the alcohol breaks down the chlorophyll, taking the green color out of the leaf. When we put iodine on the leaves, one of them will turn blue-black and the other will be a reddish-brown. Iodine is an indicator that turns blue-black in the presence of starch.
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To remove the chlorophyl from the leaf
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