Starch Test Experiment

These flashcards cover vocabulary and concepts related to the starch test experiment using iodine.

Starch Test

A method used to determine the presence of starch using iodine.

Iodine

A chemical that turns blue-black in the presence of starch.

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation that iodine will change color in the presence of starch.

Control Sample

A standard against which the results of the test can be compared; in this case, water.

Result of Iodine with Starch

Iodine changes from brown to blue-black when in contact with starch.

Result of Iodine with Water

Iodine remains brown when placed in water, indicating no starch is present.

Conclusion

Affirms that iodine turns from brown to blue-black only in the presence of starch.

Method Steps

Includes placing samples on a white tile and comparing color changes.