Cellulose does not form blue colour with lodine because - Vidyadip

MCQ

Cellulose does not form blue colour with lodine because

A
It breaks down when iodine reacts with it
B
It is a disaccharide
C
It is a helical molecule
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It does not contain complex helices and hence cannot hold iodine molecules

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Answer

Correct option: D.

It does not contain complex helices and hence cannot hold iodine molecules

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Option $(4)$ is the correct answer because cellulose does not contain complex helices and hence cannot hold iodine molecules.

Option $(1), (2)$ and $(3)$ are not correct as cellulose is a polysaccharide.

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