Presence of moisture turns the colour of cobalt choride paper into __________
Moist cobalt chloride paper turns Blue in colour.
Given above is the diagram of an experimental setup to study the process of transpiration in plants. Study the same and then answer the questions that follow:
(a) Name the color of dry cobalt chloride paper?
(b) Is the experimental leaf a monocot or a dicot? Give a reason to support your answer.
(c) Why are glass slides placed over the dry cobalt chloride papers?
(d) After about half an hour what change, if any, would you expect to find in the cobalt chloride paper placed on the dorsal and ventral sides of the leaf? Give a reason to support your answer.