A student used the following steps in testing for a non-reducing sugar. I. added Benedict's solution to the sugar solution ll. added dilute hydrochloric aci...

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The student added dilute hydrochloric acid to the sugar solution in step ll to hydrolyze the non-reducing sugar into its reducing sugar components. This step breaks down the non-reducing sugar into smaller reducing sugar units that can then react with Benedict's solution in the subsequent steps. Without hydrolyzing the non-reducing sugar, it would not be able to react with Benedict's solution and give a positive result. Therefore, the addition of hydrochloric acid is an important step in testing for non-reducing sugars.