Products
Definition
In a chemical reaction, products are the substances that are formed as a result of the reaction.
Analogy
Think of a chemical reaction like baking a cake. You start with ingredients (reactants), and after mixing and baking them (the chemical reaction), you end up with a cake (the product).
Related terms
Reactants: These are the initial substances in a chemical reaction that react to form the products.
Yield: This is the amount of product produced in a chemical reaction.
Chemical Equation: This is the symbolic representation of a chemical reaction where reactants are shown on left side and products on right side.
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Study guides (10)
AP Chemistry - 4.1 Introduction for Reactions
AP Chemistry - 4.3 Representations of Reactions
AP Chemistry - 5.1 Reaction Rates
AP Chemistry - 5.6 Reaction Energy Profile
AP Chemistry - 5.8 Reaction Mechanism and Rate Law
AP Chemistry - 5.9 Steady-State Approximation
AP Chemistry - 6.2 Energy Diagrams of Reactions
AP Chemistry - 7.3 Reaction Quotient and Equilibrium Constant
AP Chemistry - 7.9 Introduction to Le Châtelier’s Principle
AP Chemistry - 7.12 Common Ion Effect
Additional resources (1)
Practice Questions (2)
Why is it important for successful collisions to happen when it comes to elementary reactions to make products successfully?
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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