To test for the presence of water in living things.
Heat green plant leaves in a test tube and collect the condensed vapour in a beaker as shown. Add a drop of this to white anhydrous copper sulphate.
Each specimen will be found to produce a clear liquid which turns white anhydrous copper sulphate blue. This is a test for water.
The experiment verifies the statement that living things contain water.
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