How to make your own Benedict's Solution
- Pour 60ml of water into beaker, place on magnetic stirrer and switch on.
- Add 10g of Anhydrous Sodium Carbonate and continue stirring until the solid dissolves.
- Add 17.0g of Trisodium Citrate-2-Water and 1.74g of Copper(II) Sulfate-5-Water to the Sodium Carbonate Solution.
How Benedict's solution is prepared?
How to make your own Benedict's Solution
- Pour 60ml of water into beaker, place on magnetic stirrer and switch on.
- Add 10g of Anhydrous Sodium Carbonate and continue stirring until the solid dissolves.
- Add 17.0g of Trisodium Citrate-2-Water and 1.74g of Copper(II) Sulfate-5-Water to the Sodium Carbonate Solution.
What is Benedict's solution made of?
Benedict's reagent (often called Benedict's qualitative solution or Benedict's solution) is a chemical reagent and complex mixture of sodium carbonate, sodium citrate, and copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate. It is often used in place of Fehling's solution to detect the presence of reducing sugars.
