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What color change would you see when iodine is applied to a freshly cut potato?
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∙ 15y ago
The colour expected would be Black, as a reaction between the iodine and potato starch occurs to give a black complex.
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What liquid will best change the potato's color?
iodine solution
How could you show that potato is a store of starch?
You could cut a piece of potato and put iodine on it. There will be a color change.
What do you observe when you observe a potato stained with iodine?
If the iodine on/in the potato turns dark blue/purple/black, it means the iodine has reacted to the starch in the potato and has changed color.
What happens if you add iodine 2 potato what do you observe?
The potato will turn blue, purple, or black as the iodine reacts to the starch in the potato.
What result is yield when iodine place in potato juice?
When iodine is placed in potato juice it turns dark purple to black. It's the starch in potatoes that reacts with the iodine.
What happens if you add iodine to potato?
the color of the potato will become dark blue
When using iodine on a potato or corn the iodine turns black What is this evidence of?
Presence of starch.
Does potato contain iodine?
Baked postato contains 60 mcg of iodine. However, the amount of iodine will be different if the potatoes were grown in soil that was iodine-depleted:)
Is it tru that iodine reacts with starch to give a red color?
No when you but iodine with sarch for example a potato the starch reacrs with the iodine and it turns black
What are potato eyes?
Potato eyes on a potato are just the roots of the potato growing out. They injdicate that a potato is old, and has not been freshly harvested. Potato eyes on a human just refer to swollen eyes - usually meanig that he/she has ben crying!
What happens when iodine solution turns blue-black what substance is present?
Starch is present. Check a potato with iodine.
How do you test for starch in potato extract?
Use concentrated Iodine, If parts of the potato turn blue-black, there is starch present.=Be careful - iodine is an irritant.==OBVIOUSLY, Don't eat the potato afterwards!=
