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Sucrose is a non-reducing sugar. It is also a disaccharide, made of two subunits of glucose and frutose. This means that it will not reduce the cu2+ ions in the Benedict's solution. However, when boiling it in HCl or another strong acid, it breaks the glycosidic bonds that holds the monomers in the sucrose together. The remaining components, fructose and glucose would reduce the ions to cu+, which gives the brick-red precipitate.

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Sucrose should be boiled in acid and not in alkali because it speeds up hydrolysis. This and the sucrose keep hydrolysis from sitting for years slowly processing.

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Sucrose should be boiled in an acid instead of an alkali because it helps it become the two sugars, glucose and fructose. It also keeps it from crystallizing.

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Acid isn't critical to making candy ,, it does help the taste as does a small amount of salt.

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