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one of the components of Benedict's reagent is copper(II) oxide.when it is placed in solution with a reducing sugar, the copper(II) oxide is reduced to copper(I) oxide ions. this has a brick red colour. if there a small or large amount of the reducing sugar present, the color would range from green to brick red respectively.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoBenedict's reagent contains Cu2+ ion, which imparts a faint blue to solutions. The Benedict's reagent test is for reducing sugars; that means sugars that have the ability to change the oxidation state of an ion. In this case, Cu2+ is reduced to Cu+, which is red. Cu+ is then bound to a sugar, forming an insoluble compound that precipitates out.
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∙ 11y agoBendict solution has Cu++.Reducing sugars make Cu2+ into Cu+.It precipitate as a brick red precipitate.
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∙ 12y agoBecause during the test the insoluble red copper(I) oxide is formed.
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∙ 8y agoThe color is red from Cu2O.
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What colour does Benedicts solution go with milk any kind of?
Yellow, because milk contains lactose which is a reducing sugar.
Will hydrolysed dextrine give positive response to Benedict test?
Yes, it should. Benedicts test will be positive for reducing sugars, and since glucose is such a sugar, and would be a product of dextrin hydrolysis, you should get a positive result with Benedicts reagent.
What is the discussion of Benedict test?
u add equal amounts of solution you want to test and bendict and heat until no colour change is seen then follow these colours. BlUE=> GREEN=> YELLOW=> ORANGE=> BrICKRED NO GLUSOE LESS concentration mild concentration high concentration VERY high concentration
How will you test for reducing sugars?
Add the substance to be tested to Benedict's solution. Heat to 95 degrees Celcius. If a precipate forms, reducing sugars are president. A significant amount of it will make the precipate orange-red. A little will make the solution green, meaning only a small amount of sugar.
Which sugar is NOT a reducing sugar?
Sucrose
What chemical is used to test for reducing sugar?
Benedict's solution is used to test for reducing sugar.
What colour does Benedicts solution go with milk any kind of?
Yellow, because milk contains lactose which is a reducing sugar.
Would raffinose react with benedicts reagent?
Benedicts reagent tests for reducing sugars, so the question is, is raffinose a reducing sugar. Raffinose is a trisaccharide made up of glucose, fructose and galactose. It is not a reducing sugar because all of its anomeric carbons are bonded, so it will not react with benedicts reagent.
If corn oil is tested with Benedicts's solution and Biuret reagent and the final color is blue what do you know about corn oil?
Benedict's solution tests for aldehyde which is present in reducing sugars. If the solution remained blue than no reducing sugar's are present in corn oil.
What is the test for sugar using Benedicts solution?
prosrdure of benidect solution test
What chemical is used to test for sugars?
Depends on the Sugar: Reducing sugars a normally monosaccharides but there are some disaccharides too like maltose. If its a reducing sugar then you would add Benedicts Reagent (alkaline copper(II) sulphate). You then heat it. if a reducing sugar is present then a precipitate is formed that will be red/orange. A Non-reducing sugar like Sucrose can be tested by first adding benedicts and heating. if no change is present you then add hydrochloric acid to hydrolyse the glycosidic bond. you then add a hydrogen carbonate solution to neutralise the acid. Then repeating the Benedicts and Heating process.
How can you tell by using Benedicts solution and iodine to seewhat kind of sugar it is?
The test for a reducing sugar using benedicts solution is by, first making a colour chart, using various KNOWN concentrations of glucose situations, if available. Then use the unknown substance and add benedicts solution and boil, a red precipitate should appear and the "redder" it is, the stronger the concentration. You can then filter off the precipitate and place the remaining liquid into a cuvette and pass through a colorimeter, on a red filter, the more light that passes through, the sronger the concentration. Compare this solution to your colour chart to help you determine the concentration of the reducing sugar. Thanks :) steph :)
How do you differentiate between reducing and non reducing sugar?
Add benedicts solution to the sample you are testing, heat gently for 5 minutes, and if reducing sugars are present, the solution turns red (if concentration of reducing sugars is high) and if its not as high it could turn green-yellow-brown ish the closer to red, the higher the concentration of reducing sugars. it will stay blue if none are present
What is reduced sugar?
A reducing sugar that, in a solution has an aldehyde or a ketone group. This allows the sugar has an reducing agent.
What is the stain solution when chemical is test for sugar?
It is normally benedicts solution. Add about 1/4 of the total sugar solution to a test tube and heat it in a hot water bath at around 50 degrees C for 5 min. For example, heat 40mL of sugar water (C12H22O11 aq ) with 10mL of Benedicts soluton (copper and sodium salts). If it is a positive test it will turn yellow.
Is the Benedict's solution test qualitative?
Benedicts solution changes through a range of colours (blue, green, orange, red) according to how much reducing sugar is present in the sample. This can be used to give a rough answer to the question "How much sugar is in the sample?", but is not accurate enough (because of the blending between one colour and the next), to be called a quantitative test.
Will hydrolysed dextrine give positive response to Benedict test?
Yes, it should. Benedicts test will be positive for reducing sugars, and since glucose is such a sugar, and would be a product of dextrin hydrolysis, you should get a positive result with Benedicts reagent.
