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A scientist was testing an unknown chemical for the presence of various sugars and

found that the only sugar present was the monosaccharide ribose. Which of the
following molecules is most likely the unknown chemical?

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A scientist was testing an unknown chemical for the presence of various sugars and found that the only sugar present was the monosaccharide ribose. Which of the following molecules is most likely the unknown chemical?

The unknown chemical is Barfoed's reagent which contains acetic acid and copper ii acetate. Barfoed test is used for the detection of monosaccharide

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