Question

What are some examples of reactants?

Answer 1

Reactant:

• The process by which atoms, the fundamental building blocks of matter, rearrange themselves to produce new combinations is described as a chemical reaction. Raw materials react with each other to form reactants.
• Under the correct conditions, such as temperature, time, or pressure, the chemical bonds of the reactants are broken, and the atoms form new bonds, resulting in a variety of combinations.
• The reactants are listed on the left side of a chemical reaction, much like a math equation; one reactant plus another.
• An arrow is written to the right of the reactants to show that a reaction has occurred, followed by the products on the right side.

Example:

• The reactants are oxygen $\left({\mathrm{O}}_2\right)$ and methane$\left({\mathrm{CH}}_4\right)$ in the burning of methane, whereas the products are carbon dioxide$\left({\mathrm{CO}}_2\right)$ and water $\left({\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\right)$.
• $$\begin{gathered} {\mathrm{CH}}_4\left(\mathrm{g}\right)+2{\mathrm{O}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)\to {\mathrm{CO}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)+2{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{g}\right) \\ \mathrm{Methane}\mathrm{Oxygen}\mathrm{Carbon}\mathrm{Water} \\ \mathrm{Dioxide} \end{gathered}$$