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Why can cellulose not hold iodine molecules like starch does?
AIt contains nitrogen
BIt dissolves in water
CIt has no complex helices
DIt is a heteropolymer
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. It has no complex helices
Cellulose lacks the helical structure that traps I2 in starch, so no blue complex forms.
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