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I forgot to say that what you said is perfectly reasonable and not too different form my initial reaction. This is indeed very weird (but cool) science. :)
by honie 5y ago
I forgot to say that what you said is perfectly reasonable and not too different form my initial reaction. This is indeed very weird (but cool) science. :)
- gus_massa 5y agoI agree. The original explanation is a good guess but it's not what is happening in the OP. There is experiment to detect some sugars, that is somewhat similar to this alternative explanation (and unrelated to the experiment in the OP). More details in: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tollens%27_reagent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tollens%27_reagent Random quick video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21PHoxlukME https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21PHoxlukME NileRed video with more technical details: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGmxHLHyUPc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGmxHLHyUPc