reactant
1 of 1noun/riˈæktənt/
Forms:reactants
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a substance that takes part in and undergoes a chemical reaction, leading to the formation of new products
C2- In photosynthesis, carbon dioxide (CO₂) and water (H₂O) are the reactants that, in the presence of sunlight, produce glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆) and oxygen (O₂).
- The reactants in the reaction between hydrogen (H₂) and oxygen (O₂) to form water (H₂O) are hydrogen and oxygen gases.
- The reactants in the process of burning wood are wood and oxygen.
- The combination of nitrogen and hydrogen produces ammonia, with nitrogen and hydrogen as the reactants.
- When iron reacts with sulfur, the reactants are iron and sulfur.