Boojho took some grains of boiled rice in test tube 'A', and Paheli took boiled and chewed rice in test tube 'B'. Both of them poured 1 – 2 drops of iodine solution into the test tube and observed the colour change. What colour change would they have observed? Give reasons for your answer.

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In test tube A, the colour of iodine changes to blue-black because of its reaction with starch.

In test tube B, the colour will not change because saliva acts on starch while chewing. This reduces the starch to simpler sugars.

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Q. Boojho took some grains of boiled rice in test tube ‘A’ and Paheli took boiled and chewed rice in test tube ‘B’. Both of them poured 1 – 2 drops of iodine solution into the test tube and observed the colour change.

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Q. Case: Observe the image given below. There are two test tubes (i) and (ii). Test tube (i) contains a starch solution, while test tube (ii) contains starch solution and saliva. Both the test tubes are kept undisturbed for about 20 min. Later, dilute iodine solution (brown in colour) was added to both the test tubes.

We have two test tubes here, X and Y. X contains boiled rice and Y contains boiled rice that has been completely chewed on. Which one is more likely to turn blue-black on adding an iodine solution?

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A.	Blue-black	Brown
B.	Brown	Blue-black
C.	Blue-black	Blue-black
D.	Brown	Brown

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Boojho took some grains of boiled rice in test tube 'A', and Paheli took ​boiled and chewed rice in test tube 'B'. Both of them poured 1 – 2 drops of iodine solution into the test tube and observed the colour change. What colour change would they have observed? Give reasons for your answer.

In test tube A, the colour of iodine changes to blue-black because of its reaction with starch.​ In test tube B, the colour will not change because saliva acts on starch while chewing. This reduces the starch to simpler sugars.

Boojho took some grains of boiled rice in test tube 'A', and Paheli took boiled and chewed rice in test tube 'B'. Both of them poured 1 – 2 drops of iodine solution into the test tube and observed the colour change. What colour change would they have observed? Give reasons for your answer.

In test tube A, the colour of iodine changes to blue-black because of its reaction with starch.

In test tube B, the colour will not change because saliva acts on starch while chewing. This reduces the starch to simpler sugars.