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a). So that they could be destarched / use up all the stored starch
b). No starch in the plant the NaOH solution absorbed carbon (IV) oxides from the air hence no photosynthesis occurred to form starch.
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b) What is the advantage of...(Solved)
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After 10 minutes the students carried out iodine test inside...(Solved)
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a) Name the process that occurs in
L
P
b) (i) state the structural difference between K...(Solved)
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