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Adding iodine solution on a cut potato turns it dark blue in color. Why is this so?


A

Iodine reacts with the water in the potato, giving it a blue – black color

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Iodine already has a blue-black color, so adding it to the potato only stains it.

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Iodine breaks down fats into sugars, which gives the blue black color

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D

None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is D

None of the above


Potato is a rich source of starch. Iodine solution (brown color) reacts with the starch which produces theDark blue or purple color. Simple sugars are colorless when iodine solution is added.


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