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What happens when you mix benedicts solution with glucose

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A brick red precipitate of copper(1)oxide is formed

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Glucose in this case is a reducing sugar, when mixed with benedict solution,the blue copper (11) ions in the benedict solution is reduced to form copper(1)oxide which forms a red precipitate.The color obtained in this experiment indicates the amount of sugar(glucose) in the solution.When in low amounts greenish precipitate is obtained.In higher amounts, a red precipitate is formed.Yellow and Orange colors indicate an intermediate concentration of glucose.

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