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4. What is the role of the
benedict solution in testing for
presence of carbohydrates

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Answer:

it identifies reducing sugars (monosaccharide's and some disaccharides), which have free ketone or aldehyde functional group

Step-by-step explanation:

It turns from turquoise to yellow or orange when it reacts with reducing sugars.

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