Discuss why starch tests positive and turns blue/black for when it comes in contact with iodine but cellulose does not react. Be sure to discuss structure.
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*************************************Amylose in starch is responsible for the formation of a deep blue color in the presence of iodine. ... This makes a linear triiodide ion complex with is soluble that slips into the coil of the starch causing an intense blue-black color..
*********************************Since cellulose does not have a helical structure like amylose, it does not bind to iodine to form a coloured product
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