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Why do we boil the leaf in alcohol when we test it for the presence of starch

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We boil the leaf in alcohol when we test it for the presence of starch because boiling in alcohol helps in the breakdown of chlorophyll resulting in leaching out the green colour so that it will react with iodine in the presence of starch. 

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