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A bolt of lightning heats the surrounding air to ~30,000 K — five times hotter than the Sun's surface.
Cellulose does not form blue colour with Iodine because:
It is a disaccharide.
It is a helical molecule.
It does not contain complex helices and hence cannot hold iodine molecules.
It breaks down when iodine reacts with it.
To solve this problem, we need to understand why cellulose does not form a blue color with iodine. Let's analyze the options:Option 1: It is a disaccharide. - Cellulose is not a disaccharide; it is a polysaccharide composed of glucose units linked by -1,4-glycosidic bonds. - Therefore, this option is incorrect.Option 2: It is a helical molecule. - Cellulose is not a helical molecule; it has a linear, fibrous structure. - This option is incorrect because cellulose does not have a helical structure.Option 3: It does not contain complex helices and hence cannot hold iodine molecules. - This is correct. Cellulose's linear structure does not form the helical cavities needed to trap iodine molecules. - In contrast, amylose (a component of starch) forms a helical structure that can trap iodine, resulting in a blue color.Option 4: It breaks down when iodine reacts with it. - This is incorrect. Cellulose does not break down upon reaction with iodine; it simply does not form a complex.Therefore, the correct answer is Option 3: It does not contain complex helices and hence cannot hold iodine molecules.
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