A solution of sugar cane was boiled with hydrochloric acid and sodium hydrogen carbonate was added to the solution, which was then boiled with benedicts...

      

A solution of sugar cane was boiled with hydrochloric acid and sodium hydrogen carbonate was added to the solution, which was then boiled with benedicts solution. An orange precipitate was formed.

(a) Why was the solution boiled with hydrochloric acid and then sodium hydrogen carbonate added in it
(b) To which class of carbohydrates does sugar cane belong?
(c) State the form in which carbohydrates are:
(i) Transported in animals
(ii) Transported in plants

  

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Martin
a)
HCl — to hydrolyse complex sugar to simple sugar

NaHCO3 — To neutralize the HC1

b) Disaccharides;

c)
i) Glucose;
ii) Sucrose;
marto answered the question on October 3, 2019 at 11:27


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