Question 1 Report
| Sample | Benedict's | Iodine |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | brick-red | orange-brown |
| 2 | blue | blue-black |
| 3 | brick-red | blue-black |
Three samples were tested with Benedict's solution and with iodine solution. The results are shown. Which sample contains starch but no reducing sugar?
Starch is shown by iodine turning blue-black, and a reducing sugar by heated Benedict's turning brick-red. Sample 2 gives blue-black with iodine (starch present) but stays blue with Benedict's (no reducing sugar), which matches exactly. Sample 1 has the reverse, and Sample 3 shows both, so only Sample 2 has starch without a reducing sugar.
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