Reactant: Definition
A reactant is any chemical substance that undergoes a chemical change during a chemical
reaction. Reactants are the starting materials in the reaction which deplete in
quantity as the reaction progresses. The left side of a reaction equation represents
the reactants while the right side are the products formed.
ReactantsProducts
NaOH + HCl → NaCl + H2O
Published on: 10 Dec 2017 1910.
Last updated: 10 Dec 2017 1910.