Monosaccharides are single sugars that react with a mixture called Benedict's reagent or Benedict's solution. The reaction changes the color of the reagent to green, red or orange depending oh how much sugar is present. Benedict's reagent can be used to test for the presence of many of the simple sugars.

Complete the experiment that follows with Benedict's reagent.

Click here to fill a test tube with 2 milliliters of water.

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