Question 10

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Boojho wanted to test the presence of starch in leaves. He performed the following steps. (1) He took a leaf and boiled it in water, (2) He placed the leaf in a petri dish and poured some iodine over it. He did not get the expected result. Which step did he miss? Explain. 40 E XEMPLAR PROBLEMS

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He did not boil the leaf in spirit to remove the chlorophyll.