Clinitest Tablet is Added to Glucose

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Clinitest Tablet is Added to Glucose

A Clinitest tablet (anhydrous Benedict's reagent) is added to a solution of glucose producing a precipitate of brick-red Cu₂O.

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Clinitest tablets are anhydrous Benedict's reagent. When a tablet is added to a solution of glucose, a brick-red precipitate of copper (I) oxide is produced. Clinitest tablets are sold to monitor the levels of glucose in the urine of diabetics.