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Purple cabbage leaves do not loose their...

Purple cabbage leaves do not loose their colour in cold water but do so in boiling water because

A

Plasma membrane get inactivated in boiling water

B

Hot water can enter the cells readily

C

The pigment is not soluble in cold water

D

The cell wall is killed in boiling water

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A
Water moves out of the cell and membrane shrinks away from its cell wall. Purple cabbage leaves do not pass out the colour in cold water but do so in hot water.
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