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A certain compound gives negative test with ninhydrin and positive test with Benedict's solution. The compound is
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a monosaccharide
A compound which gives a negative test with ninhydrin, it cannot be a protein or an amino acid. As, it gives a positive test with Benedict's solution. So, it must be a monosaccharide but not a lipid.
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