Safranine should be used instead of iodine.

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asked Mar 17, 2018 in Science by paayal (26,720 points) 4 6 55

While doing the experiment to show light is necessary for photosynthesis, the student was given following suggestions by his fellow students. Which are the correct suggestions given by his fellow students? 

I. Safranine should be used instead of iodine. 

II. The leaf should be boiled in alcohol with water bath to remove chlorophyll. 

III. Transparent paper strip should be used instead of black paper strip. 

IV. The plant should be destarched before starting the experiment.

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answered Mar 17, 2018 by sanjaydas (61,430 points) 5 7 7
selected Mar 21, 2018 by Vikash Kumar
 
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Suggestions II and IV are correct. 

Suggestion I is wrong because safranine is used to stain plant cell not to test the presence of starch. 

Suggestion III is wrong because transparent paper strip is permeable to sunlight.

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