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give the chemical reaction between iodine solution and starch using symbols and formula

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Starch on reaction with iodine forms a dark blue complex. As iodine is insoluble in water, in the presence of iodide, iodine first formstriiodide.This triiodide then reacts with starch (which is a polymer of α-D glucose units)I2 + I- I3-I3- + (C6H12O6)n (C6H12O6)nI3-

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