How to prepare blank for CUPRAC assay?

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My reagent blank (1mL 10^‐2M CuCl2, 1mL 7.5 10^-3Mneocuproine and 1mL ammoniumacetate, the volume was made up with 1.1 ml distilled water)was darker than sample reaction mixtures

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