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Table sugar, or sucrose, doesn't have an aldehyde group. Benedict's solution is used to determine if a reducing sugar is present. If it is a reducing sugar, the mixture will turn green/orange/red. The Benedict's solution contains copper (II) ions, which are reduced to a brick red precipitate of copper (I) oxide when the solution is heated. The Aldehyde (-CHO) group in a reducing sugar is the source of electrons that reduces copper (II) to copper (I). Since sucrose doesn't have an aldehyde group, it will not test positive for reducing sugars; it will not reduce the copper II in Benedict's to copper I and change the color of the solution.
Fructose does not have an aldehyde group, yet it is reducing, because it gets rearranged to the reducing glucose in basic solution.
All monosaccharides and some disaccharides are reducing sugars. Sucrose is one of the disaccharides that is not a reducing sugar.
What else can I help you with?
Is sugar hypotonic or hypertonic in a solution?
Sugar is hypertonic in a solution.
If benedicts reagent turns red what substance is present?
If Benedict's reagent turns red after adding it to a solution, it indicates the presence of reducing sugars such as glucose or fructose. The red color is a result of the reduction of copper (II) ions in the reagent to copper (I) oxide by the reducing sugars.
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.
Why did a solution of saliva and oats test positive with benedict's test and iodine test if the oats alone tested positive only in the iodine test and the saliva alone was negative for both?
Saliva contains the enzyme amylase which breaks down starches in oats into simple sugars like glucose, which can then react with Benedict's solution to give a positive test result. The iodine test detects the presence of starch, which is in oats but not in saliva, explaining why the combination tested positive in both tests.
Benedict's turns orange when heated in the presence of a?
reducing sugar. Benedict's reagent is a solution used to test for the presence of reducing sugars, which includes glucose and fructose. The color change to orange indicates a positive result for the presence of reducing sugars in the substance being tested.
What is the test for sugar using Benedicts solution?
prosrdure of benidect solution test
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.
What compound can be oxidized by both Benedicts solution and Tollens reagent?
A reducing sugar such as glucose can be oxidized by both Benedicts solution and Tollens reagent to form a colored precipitate. This reaction is used to test for the presence of reducing sugars in a solution.
What is the indicator for carbohydrates?
Simple(sugar): benedicts solution. Turns bright orange. Complex(starch): iodine turns dark purple/black
Do eggs test positive in benedicts test?
Yes, eggs can test positive in the Benedict's test because they contain glucose, which is a reducing sugar that reacts with the reagent in the test to form a colored precipitate.
What colour does Benedicts solution go with milk any kind of?
Benedict's solution is a deep blue color. When mixed with milk or any kind of reducing sugar, the solution will change color to yellow, orange, red, or brown depending on the amount of reducing sugar present in the milk.
Would glucose solution produce a positive Benedicts test?
No, Benedicts reagent will show positive results if the carbohydrate is a reducing sugar. You will know if it is positive if the sample will turn from blue to green then to orange when you are cooling the solution, which is the last step when you are performing the benedicts test for carbohydrates.
What chemical is used to test for sugars?
Benedict's solution is commonly used to test for the presence of reducing sugars. When a reducing sugar is present, the solution changes color from blue to green, yellow, orange, or red, depending on the amount of sugar present.
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.
How does Benedicts solution work with sugar?
Benedict's solution is a chemical reagent used to test for the presence of reducing sugars, such as glucose. When heated with a reducing sugar, such as glucose, in the presence of an alkali (sodium carbonate), a redox reaction occurs, causing the blue color of the Benedict's solution to change to a brick-red precipitate of copper oxide. The intensity of the color change is proportional to the amount of reducing sugar present in the solution.
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.
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