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Give reasons/explain:

During the starch test, the leaf is -

  1. boiled in water.
  2. boiled in methylated spirit.

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During the starch test,

  1. The leaf is boiled in water to kill the cells.
  2. The leaf is boiled in methylated spirit till it becomes pale-white due to the removal of chlorophyll. The leaf now becomes hard and brittle.

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