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When testing a leaf for starch why is it rinsed in cold water after it is boiled?
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∙ 12y ago
After the leaf has been placed in ethanol it becomes very brittle. It is then rinsed in cold water so as to soften it and makes it more manageable for the addition of iodine.
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∙ 10y agoThe leaf is placed back in water to wash of the ethanol
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What happens when iodine is added to starch and distilled water?
As you know that iodine act as indicator for testing of starch so when a drop of iodine is added to starch it turns bluish black but when added to distilled water nothing happens except the colour of water which turns brown and its is the colour of iodine.
Why did leaf had to be boiled in ethanol when testing leaf for starch?
Ethanol dissolves chlorophyll hence further phtosynthetic activity is stopped in the abscence of light and the leaf becomes transparent (colorless). the colorless leaf takes better stain with iodene while testing for the presence of starch.
How do you test something for starch in biology?
You often test something for starch using Iodine. For example, if you have a piece of potato and you put a tiny bit of Iodine on the sample, if it goes orange, then you know that the potato has starch, however if it remains purple, then that means there is no starch in the sample. May I recommend a wikipedia article for more indepth information on the testing of starch. Plants store the glucose for starch. If you put some Iodine Solution on a piece of bread or pasta or some crisps. If it contains strach it will turn black. Plants should have the same reaction. For plants you put the leaf in boiling water. You then put it in some Ethanol. Then put in boiling water. Wash the leaf with water. Cover in Iodine solution. Wait for a few minutes then come back. It should be black if it contains starch.
Why does a mixture of enzymes and starch kept in a water bath?
to see how long it takes for the enzyme to dissolve the starch
Why seeds can germinate by using tap water and seed cant germinate by using boiled water cooled to room temperature?
Tap water also contains some ammount of oxygen in dissolved form which is needed by the seed during germination for respiration. in boiled and cooled water oxygen is removed during boiling. Hence seed can germinate in tap water and not in boiled and cooled water.
Why did the leaf turn brittle in testing a leaf for starch?
The leaf turns brittle during the testing the leaf for starch because the ethanol extracts the all water content from the leaf.
What is the purpose of testing water for starch sugar and fat?
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When using starch should iron be on steam or dry?
soak the clothes in water with starch(mixed and boiled) or spray lightly the surface of the clothes before ironing.
What happens when iodine is added to starch and distilled water?
As you know that iodine act as indicator for testing of starch so when a drop of iodine is added to starch it turns bluish black but when added to distilled water nothing happens except the colour of water which turns brown and its is the colour of iodine.
How do you starch clothes?
1. Mix a package of starch in a little amount of water to dissolve it 2. Boil water in a pot and pour it into it mixtures the dissolved starch and water 3. Stir well the boiled mixtures to prevent lumps from forming 4. Add cold water to produce the desired consistency 5. Starch the wet white garments first 6. Soak each piece in the liquid starch and squeeze 7. Wring and hang the garments to dry 8. Keep the dry clothes in a box pror to ironing
Is boiled water distilled water?
No, boiled water is simply boiled. Distilled water is when the steam from the boiling is gathered and rebottled.
Why did leaf had to be boiled in ethanol when testing leaf for starch?
Ethanol dissolves chlorophyll hence further phtosynthetic activity is stopped in the abscence of light and the leaf becomes transparent (colorless). the colorless leaf takes better stain with iodene while testing for the presence of starch.
Which dissolves faster salt or water in boiled water?
Boiled water.
Why is the precipitated copper rinsed with water?
because it is
When water is boiled the water changes from?
When water is boiled it changes from liquid to a gas.
What happens when starch boiled?
Starch is energy for our body, glucose can not be stored so it is stored as starch, but before this starch can be used as energy to our body, it must be turned back into glucose, this is done by amylase, it breaks down the starch back into glucose so it can be used.
Do plants grow faster in salt water or boiled water or plain water?
boiled water
