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Why is the leaf boiled in alcohol​

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Because it remove the green pigment chlorophyll present in it.



We boil the leaf in alcohol when we are testing it for starch because to remove the green pigment chlorophyll present in it. For the starch test, we need to observe the colour change from brown to blue when iodine is put on the leaf.
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