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.
Definition - What does Refractometer mean? A refractometer is commonly used to test the brix level (sugar content) in ripening vegetables and fruits, or to indicate whether some elements or nutrients are missing from the plants. Most plants with a low brix reading indicate that not enough nutrients are being absorbed by the roots.