Q. What is the difference between reagent and reactant? Is a reagent same as a catalyst?
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10th , Chemistry.
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Explanation:
A catalyst is a substance that can increase the reaction rate of a particular chemical reaction, while a reagent is a substance or mixture for use in chemical analysis or other reactions.
A reactant is a substance that is consumed in a chemical reaction. It is required in large amount as compared to reagent. A reagent is something that is used to start and help in the completion of a reaction. (You may be thinking, but that's what a catalyst does, but the difference is that the catalyst isn't consumed in the reaction, whereas the reagent is. In addition, we separate catalyst at the end of the reaction unlike reagent).
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Explanation:
Chemical reaction: A process of converting a set of substances into another set of substances.
A + B → C + D
(Reactants) (Products)
(reactants) →substances at the beginning of the reaction
(products) →substances obtained after the reaction
•There are numerous factors controlling the reactions.
•Some of these factors are concentrations of the reactants, catalysts, temperature, solvent effects, pH, and sometimes the product concentrations etc
Difference between reactants and reagent
Reactants: 1) Are starting materials that undergo changes during a chemical reaction
2)Essentially consumed in chemical reactions
3) Used as the starting material for a chemical reaction
Reagents: 1) Substance that are added in order to cause a chemical reaction
2) Not necessarily consumed in chemical reactions
3) Used to enhance or initiate a reaction.
Difference between catalyst and reagent
Catalyst: 1) a substance that can increase the reaction rate of a particular chemical reaction
2) Increase the reaction rate, but not consumed during the reaction
3) It can be regenerated (separated) after the completion of reaction.
4) Iron is a catalyst for ammonia synthesis. zeolite is a catalyst for racking of petroleum, etc.
Reagent: 1) a substance or mixture for use in chemical analysis or other reactions
2)May or may not lower the activation energy
3)May or may not regenerate
4) e.g Grignard reagent, Tollen's reagent. Fehling's reagent, etc.
