Product (chemistry)

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Product (chemistry)

In Chemistry, a Product is a substance that is formed as the result of a Chemical reaction. In a reaction, starting materials called reactants interact with each other to create new substances called products.

Pronunciation

  • /ˈprɒdʌkt/

Etymology

The term 'Product' comes from the Latin word 'productum', which is the neuter form of the past participle 'producere', meaning 'to bring forth' or 'to yield'.

Related Terms

  • Reactant: A substance that takes part in and undergoes change during a reaction.
  • Chemical reaction: A process that leads to the transformation of one set of chemical substances to another.
  • Chemical substance: A form of matter having constant chemical composition and characteristic properties.
  • Chemical compound: A chemical substance composed of many identical molecules composed of atoms from more than one element held together by chemical bonds.
  • Chemical equation: The symbolic representation of a chemical reaction where the reactants are given on the left-hand side and the products on the right-hand side.

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