Forward Reaction
Definition
A forward reaction is the process in which reactants are converted into products.
Analogy
Think of a forward reaction like baking a cake. You start with individual ingredients (reactants) and combine them to create a cake (product).
Related terms
Reactant: The substances that participate in a chemical reaction and get transformed into products.
Product: The substance(s) which are formed by the chemical change during a reaction.
Rate of Reaction: The speed at which reactants are converted into products in a chemical reaction.
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A forward reaction (reaction moving to the right) is represented by which K constant?
The rate of the forward reaction is known to be 0.4 M over a certain period of time. Furhtermore, the reaction only started with the necessary reactants. If one of the products has three moles in the reaction, what will be the net change in concentration?
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