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To a solution of sucrose, Benedict's reagent is added and the solution is heated. What reaction would you expect and why...

To a solution of sucrose, Benedict's reagent is added and the solution is heated. What reaction would you expect and why?

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Answer:- As sucrose is a non reducing sugar , I think, it does not reacts with Benedict's reagent. The monosaccharides units in sucrose - glucose and fructose are bonded by glycosidic linkage in such a way that the isomerisation of glucose to open-chain aldehyde form is not possible , or the isomerisation of fructose to its open-chain ketone form is not possible.

However, sucrose solution gives positive Benedict's test, when heated with Benedict's reagent in the presenve of dil. HCl. This is because in acidic conditions and heat , the glycosidic bond between glucose and fructose gets broken down.

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