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Reducing sugars and non-reducing sugars

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### Step-by-Step Solution 1. **Definition of Reducing Sugars**: - Reducing sugars are carbohydrates that can act as reducing agents. This property is due to the presence of a free aldehyde group or a free ketone group in their structure. 2. **Definition of Non-Reducing Sugars**: - Non-reducing sugars are also carbohydrates, but they cannot act as reducing agents. This is because they lack a free aldehyde or ketone group. ...
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