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  1. A potato tuber has been cut into two halves. A few drops of iodine solution are placed on the cut surface of one of the halves. What colour change will be noticed?

  2. A.

     From brown to blue-black

    B.

     From brown to orange-red

    C.

     From blue to pink

    D.

     From pink to blue-green

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    Answer : Option A

    Explanation :

    The Iodine test is used to test for the presence of starch. Iodine solution — iodine dissolved in an aqueous solution of potassium iodide — reacts with the starch producing a purple black colour.


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