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Have some canned spinach, which is boiled spinach leaves, tonight and find out.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe Leaf Will Stop all the processes it is doing and it will be so called "dead".
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∙ 13y agoThe boiling water kills the leaf, disrupts the cell membranes and softens the cuticle and cell walls.
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∙ 10y agowhat is the purpost of boiling leal in water
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∙ 10y agoIt removes the cuticle. The cuticle protects the leaf from dehydrating quickly.
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What will happen to the boiling leaf when in ethanol what will happen to the leaf and the ethanol?
the ethanol will change colour and the leaf will soften
Which has the higher temperature - boiling water or ice?
boiling water
Why does leaf turn light green when boiled in ethanol?
add the leaf to boiling ethanol in a water bath for a few minutes (the boiling ethanol dissolves the chlorophyll and removes the green colour from the leaf - it turns white so it is easy to see the change in colour) wash with water to rehydrate and soften the leaf
What is the fear of boiling water?
The fear of boiling water refers to either getting burned by the steam, or the boiling water.
Are boiling chips soluble in water?
Boiling chips are not soluble in water.
Why was the leaf placed in alcohol after being in boiling water?
The leaf was placed in alcohol wafter being placed in the boiling water to extract the green pigment from the leaf.
Why leaf is dipped in boiling water?
Is this question for real
What does the waxy cutical do inside a leaf?
The purpose of the waxy outer layer of a leaf, which is called a cuticle, is to keep the leaf from losing water inside the leaf. Plants that live in the water do not have this problem, so they have no cuticle.
What is the texture of a leaf before boiling it in ethanol?
what type of leaf?
What is the opening on the underside of a leaf that prevents water from evaporating?
Opening/closing of leaf pores (stoma) has the purpose to control evaporation.
How plant is destarching?
A plant is destarched by placing a leaf under investigation in boiling water to get rid of all the excess starch. Then place into boiling ethanol to get rid of excess chlorophyll
What happens when you put a leaf in boiling water?
Depending on the weight of the leaves, some will float to the top to give off their flavors to the boiling water, or will float to the bottom to accomplish the same task.
What is the purpose of leaf veins?
each vein contains xylem to bring water and minerals containing sap into the leaf and each leaf has phloem that carries sap of manufactured food ut of the leaf.
What will happen to the boiling leaf when in ethanol what will happen to the leaf and the ethanol?
the ethanol will change colour and the leaf will soften
How is raspberry taken?
Raspberry leaf tea can be made by adding 1 tsp of the leaf to one cup of boiling water. The leaf should be infused for 10 min and then strained. The infusion can be taken once or twice a day.
Which has the higher temperature - boiling water or ice?
boiling water
Why must the leaf be dipped in boiling water before immersing it in ethanol?
the green pigment, chlorophyll should be removed in order to observe color change during test for starch. in order to do that, the leaf is dipped in boiling water to break cell walls which would facilitate the release of the pigment out of the cell. immersion in ethanol would dissolve the pigment which would be released out of the cells thereby making the leaf appear pale in color.
