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Starch and iodine

Iodine turns blue-black only where starch is present.

Topic: Organic chemistryGrade: 9Free

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What you do

  1. Add iodine solution to tube 1 (starch).
  2. Add iodine solution to tube 2 (glucose) and compare.

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