What Color Would You Expect Seliwanoff's Reagent to Form in the Presence of Fructose and Why?
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According to chemical principles, ketose sugars dehydrate more rapidly than aldose sugars when heated with strong acid. For this reason, when Seliwanoff's reagent is added to a solution containing fructose, a specific and immediate color change occurs that distinguishes it from other sugars like glucose.
