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What happens to the membranes in the plant cells and their chloroplasts when these cells are ground up in acetone?

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Grounding organic solvent such as acetone compounds with the plant will cause the plant membranes to be fragmented. Fragmentation of plant membranes will rupture cell membranes to release the fat-soluble compound chlorophyll. Acetone is used to extract chlorophyll with the living plant tissues.
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