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Iodine test used to detect

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Protein
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Fat
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Carbohydrate
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Chitin
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Solution

The correct option is B Carbohydrate
  • The iodine test is used to check the availability of starch like carbohydrates in a sample.
  • Starch changes to a deep "blue-black" colour upon addition of aqueous solutions of the triiodide anion, because of the production of an intermolecular charge transfer component (complex). Hence, Iodine test used to detect Carbohydrate.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Carbohydrate".

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