Alphabetical
reactant
[noun]
The initial material that participates in a chemical reaction. Written on the left side of a chemical equation. Compare to product.
Appears in modules:
- Acids and Bases II Conjugate ions and buffers
- Chemical Equations Using shorthand to show balanced reactions
- Chemical Reactions Types of reactions and the laws that govern them
- Chemical Reactions II Reaction kinetics
- Early Ideas about Matter From Democritus to Dalton
- Nuclear Chemistry I Radiation, half-life, and nuclear reactions
- Stoichiometry The proportional nature of chemical reactions
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