Why can Benedicts solution be used to distinguish between gl
Why can Benedict\'s solution be used to distinguish between glucose and sucrose?
1 Benedict\'s solution will release carbon dioxide bubbles from sucrose but it cannot release carbon dioxide from glucose.
2 Benedict\'s solution turns orange in the presence of sucrose but remains blue in the presence of glucose.
3 Glucose is a reducing sugar and sucrose is not a reducing sugar.
Solution
Solution:
 (3)Glucose is a reducing sugar and sucrose is not a reducing sugar.
 Benedict’s solution is used to test for the presence of glucose.It is blue in color. It turns into blue to orange in the presence of reducing sugar.Glucose is a reducing sugar. Benedict’s test is not used for sucrose as they are non reducing sugars.It gives brick-red precipitate in presence of aldehyde group.

