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Product

Meaning in chemistry, with examples

nounCore term

In chemistry, product means: A substance formed in a chemical reaction. In an equation, these new substances are written to the right of the arrow.

In Turkish: ürün

How it is used

Used everywhere in synthesis. You isolate, purify, dry and characterize the product and report its yield. The one you want is the 'desired' or 'main' product; unwanted ones are side products or by-products.

Example sentences

  1. The crude product was recrystallized from hot ethanol.

  2. Is the white solid the product or unreacted starting material?

Common collocations

  • crude product
  • main product
  • side product
  • isolate the product
  • purify the product
  • reactantA starting substance that is used up or changed in a chemical reaction. In an equation, these substances are written to the left of the arrow.
  • percent yieldThe amount of product actually obtained, divided by the maximum possible (theoretical) amount and multiplied by 100. It shows how efficient a reaction was.
  • chemical reactionA process in which substances change into new substances with different properties, as bonds between atoms break and new bonds form.
  • recrystallizationA purification method in which a solid is dissolved in a small amount of hot solvent and left to cool slowly, so that pure crystals form and impurities stay in solution.

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