Akanksh

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1.Draw​ ​your​ ​leaf.

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1.What​ ​is​ ​the​ ​aim​ ​of​ ​this​ ​experiment?

The aim is to test if startch is present in leafs

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2.Why​ ​do​ ​we​ ​boil​ ​the​ ​leaf​ ​in​ ​ethanol?

We boil it in ethanol, because it removes the green pigment chlorophyll

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3.Why​ ​can’t​ ​we​ ​boil​ ​the​ ​ethanol​ ​directly​ ​on​ ​fire?

We can't directly boil ethanol be it is highly flammable

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4.What​ ​did​ ​you​ ​observe​ ​when​ ​iodine​ ​solution​ ​was​ ​put​ ​on​ ​the​ ​leaf?​ ​And​ ​why?

I observed that the leaf turned blue-ish black, that is because starch is present in the leaf
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5.Suggest​ ​one​ ​way​ ​in​ ​which​ ​you​ ​could​ ​have​ ​done​ ​this​ ​experiment​ ​better.

I could have done this better if my team were more synchronized because we were doing different
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things at different times