Reactants and products
What Reactants and products means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
Glucose is the reactant and lactic acid is the product in the anaerobic respiration equation for muscles.
A and B are the reactants on the left, and C and D are the products on the right.
Topics that use Reactants and products
- Aerobic and anaerobic respiration (AQA GCSE)
- Reversible reactions (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Aerobic respiration
- Anaerobic respiration
- Balanced symbol equation
- Cellular respiration
- Chemical symbols
- Dynamic equilibrium in closed systems
- Effect of changing conditions on reaction direction
- Exercise physiology
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