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what reagent is used to test for starch?
benedicts
biurets
lugels iodine
sudan iv
Brief Explanations
Benedict's reagent is used to test for reducing sugars. Biuret's reagent is for proteins. Sudan IV is for lipids. Lugol's iodine (iodine - potassium iodide solution) forms a blue - black complex with starch due to the interaction between iodine and the helical structure of amylose in starch.
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C. Lugel's iodine