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I did this lab experiment in my Biology class. When Lugol's indicator is added to glucose, it turns to a dark green colour for starch it turns black and for surcose it turns yellow.

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Which reacts to iodine glucose or starch?

Starch turns blue when Iodine is introduced. Added: Though it's not quite a chemical reaction, Iodine will give starch a bluish purple color but it stays chemically UNchanged. Iodine stays reddish brown with glucose and many other oligosaccharides (up till about 10 to 15 monomeric glucose units)


What color will Lugols solution turn in the presences of lipds?

Lugol's solution will turn brown in the presence of lipids. This is due to the lipids reacting with the iodine in Lugol's solution, leading to the development of a brown color.


Is iodine an indicator of glucose?

Iodine is not an indicator of glucose. Iodine is primarily used as an indicator for the presence of starch in a solution through the formation of a blue-black color complex. Glucose can be tested using methods such as Benedict's solution, Fehling's solution, or glucose test strips.


What is lugols iodine?

The Lugol solution has a brown color.


Is glucose expected to have a positive iodine test?

Yes, glucose is expected to give a positive iodine test. Iodine reacts with glucose to form a blue-black color, indicating the presence of reducing sugars in the sample.


What is the color of galactose when iodine is added?

blueish


What color does egg white turn when iodine is added?

Egg white turns a blue-black color when iodine is added due to the reaction between the iodine and the proteins present in the egg white.


What is the color obtained when iodine is added to starch?

Blue .


After iodine is added to the slide what color do cells appear?

Cells will appear blue or purple after iodine is added to the slide. The iodine reacts with starch in the cells, resulting in a color change that helps to visualize the cellular structures.


Why do green leaves turn blue black when iodine is added?

because the leaves have photosynthesized- glucose is produced. therefore, the excess glucose is converted to starch. The starch is then stored in the leaf-starch is what causes the "green" leaf to turn blue black, as iodine turns blue-black when it reacts with starch.:P


What is the colour of starch after iodine has been added?

The color of starch after iodine has been added is deep blue to black.


What happens when iodine is added to carrot?

The colour of the iodine will turn from yellowish brown to dark blue