Reactants are substances that start a chemical reaction. They interact with each other to form new substances called products.
Think of reactants as ingredients in a recipe. You start with individual items (like eggs, flour, and sugar), but when you mix them together and bake them, they transform into something entirely new (a cake).
Products: These are the end result of a chemical reaction; using our analogy, this would be the delicious cake you get after baking your ingredients.
Catalyst: A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed itself. It's like adding baking powder to your cake mix - it helps everything rise faster!
Chemical Equation: This represents a chemical reaction where reactants are shown on the left side and products on the right; think of it as your recipe card for making that cake!
AP Chemistry - 4.1 Introduction for Reactions
AP Chemistry - 4.3 Representations of Reactions
AP Chemistry - 5.1 Reaction Rates
AP Chemistry - 5.2 Introduction to Rate Law
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 - 5.11 Catalysis
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
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