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Epithelial cells from the mouth turn a chocolate brown color when stained with lugol's iodine.

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Answer;

The above statement is false

Step-by-step explanation;

Lugol's iodine is a liquid made up of two parts potassium iodide for every one part elemental iodine in water.

-Lugol's iodine solution stains normal non-keratinized squamous epithelium of the esophagus.

-Lugol's Iodine (IKI) test for the presence of starch: Iodine dissolved in an aqueous solution of potassium iodide - reacts with starch producing a deep blue-black color.

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