Differentiate between reactants and products.

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Reactant
Product
The substances that react together is called reactant. The new substance formed in the reaction is called a product.
Reactant are written on Left hand side. Products are written on the Right-hand side.
Example: $C + O_{2} \to {CO}_{2} Reactants$ Example: $C + O_{2} \to {CO}_{2} Product$

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Reactant	Product
The substances that react together is called reactant.	The new substance formed in the reaction is called a product.
Reactant are written on Left hand side.	Products are written on the Right-hand side.
Example: $C + O_{2} \to {CO}_{2} Reactants$	Example: $C + O_{2} \to {CO}_{2} Product$