1. You have in front of you three vials containing a clear liquid. You are told that each vial contains one of the following carbohydrates: Fructose, Sucrose, Amylose. What experiments could you carry out to determine the composition of each vial. What would be the expected observations with these experiments?

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1.	You have in front of you three vials containing a clear liquid.  You are told that each vial contains one of the following carbohydrates:  Fructose, Sucrose, Amylose.  What experiments could you carry out to determine the composition of each vial.  What would be the expected observations with these experiments?

Can Iodine Testing and Benedict Testing be a good experiment? ...I'm confused about the observations.. Please help!

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