Because it is a so-called nonreducing sugar in neutral or alkaline solution. In acidic solution however (e.g. in sugar containing limonades), the nonreducing di-saccharide sucrose is quit easily...
Benedict's test estimates on color scale the presence of sugar .Normally used as a random pathological chemical test to determine the presence of sugar in urine in diabetes patients.In presence of...
I'm not positive on the answer, but its has something to do with the starch reducing the cupric ions of the Benedict reagent, and forming cuprous oxide, Cu2O, which is the yellow-red precipitate that...
No! Its not possible for a solution to test positive for benedict`s and test negative for barfoed `s test as both detect the presence of reducing sugars and the only difference between the two tests...