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What are the original substances called in a chemical reaction?

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The original substances in a chemical reaction are called reactants.


This is because these substances react with one another to make the “products” in a chemical equation or the end result.
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reactants

A chemical reaction is the process in which atoms present in the starting substances rearrange to give new chemical combinations present in the substances formed by the reaction. These starting substances of a chemical reaction are called the reactants, and the new substances that result are called the products.

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