Australia is also the only continent that is governed as a single country. It is sometimes informally referred to as an 'island' continent, surrounded by oceans. Our ocean territory is also the third-largest in the world, spanning three oceans and covering around 12 million square kilometres.
Benedict's Reagent is used to detect reducing sugars. What the reagent does is to oxidize aldehydes or alpha hydroxyl ketones. When this happens the color of the reagent turns from blue to colorless by the reduction of copper(II) to Copper(I) that is colorless.
Benedictâs solution reacts with reducing sugars on heating and reduces the Cu(II) ion to Cu(I) producing a precipitate of red copper oxide. The resulting colour change depends on the type and concentration of sugar, so this test has been used semi-quantitatively to indicate approximate concentrations.enedictâs solution reacts with reducing sugars on heating and reduces the Cu(II) ion to Cu(I) producing a precipitate of red copper oxide. The resulting colour change depends on the type and concentration of sugar, so this test has been used semi-quantitatively to indicate approximate concentrations.