A product in a chemical equation is the substance that is formed as a result of a chemical reaction.
When reactants (the starting materials) undergo a chemical change, they rearrange their atoms and bonds to create new substances. These new substances are called products.
In a chemical equation:
- Reactants are written on the left side.
- Products are written on the right side.
- An arrow (→) points from reactants to products, showing the direction of the reaction.
For example, if hydrogen reacts with oxygen to form water, the products are the water molecules that result after the reaction.
In short, products are the outcome of a chemical reaction, and they have different chemical properties than the reactants.