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Why is starch boiled in the iodine clock experiment?

Why is starch boiled in the iodine clock experiment?
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Why is starch boiled in the iodine clock experiment?


When starch solution stands for a long time it goes "off" as the polymeric starch molecules link together to make bigger structures. This prevents it colouring iodine.

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