Benedict’s Solutions 500mL

Benedict’s Solutions 500ml is a laboratory reagent for research and analysis. This chemical is a qualitative indicator of the presence of glucose, meaning it indicates the magnitude of sugar concentration.

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• Benedict’s Solutions
• Pack Size: 500mL
• Packed in Bangladesh

Benedict’s solution is a chemical reagent commonly used to test for the presence of reducing sugars, such as glucose, in a solution. It contains copper(II) sulfate, sodium carbonate, and sodium citrate, which together allow it to act as a redox reagent.

How to work the Benedict’s solutions:

1. Reducing sugars, like glucose or fructose, have free aldehyde or ketone groups that can reduce the copper(II) ions (Cu²⁺) in Benedict’s solution to copper(I) oxide (Cu₂O).
2. When Benedict’s solution is added to a sample and the mixture is heated, if a reducing sugar is present, the solution changes color due to the formation of copper(I) oxide precipitate.

Color change indications:

• Blue: No reducing sugar present.
• Green: Low concentration of reducing sugars.
• Yellow/Orange: Moderate concentration of reducing sugars.
• Brick-red: High concentration of reducing sugars.

This test is commonly used in food science, biochemistry labs, and medical applications to detect sugars like glucose in urine samples.