Question

Why the use of koh in exp. to show importance of co2?

Answer 1

heya

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✴ Mohls half leaf experiment ✴

➡ this is an activity to prove that carbon dioxide is necessary for photosynthesis

♦ potassium hydroxide (KOH) is used in the bottle

✒✒ YY???

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♦ potassium hydroxide absorbs carbon dioxide in the leaf .

♦ when the leaf is tested with iodine it become colour less showing that starch is not present.

♦ ♦ ♦ potassium hydroxide absorbs carbon dioxide and makes the leaf colour less ♦ ♦ ♦

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#picture source :- 10th biology reader

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