Reactants and Products

Reactants and Products

In a chemical reaction, reactants react and are transformed into new substances known as products. During this transformation, bonds between atoms in the reactants are broken, and new bonds form, creating products with different chemical and physical properties.

Picture a campfire crackling in the dark, its flames dancing and warming the chilly air. A chemical reaction powers that mesmerizing fire.

In every chemical reaction, reactants initiate the process and transform into entirely new substances as the reaction progresses.

For example, in a burning matchstick, the reactants are the chemic...