Question

What do you understand by the term reactants and products in a chemical equation? Also write proper equation for 'Photosynthesis' and 'Respiration'.​

Answer 1

Answer:

In a Chemical Equation,

1. Reactants are the substances which are taken or participate in a chemical reaction. For Example: In the formation of water, Hydrogen and Oxygen are its reactants.

2. Products are the substances which we get or are produced at the end of a chemical equation. For Example: In the formation of water from hydrogen and oxygen, water is the product.

Now,

Photosynthesis: It is a process through which plants trap sunlight in their chloroplasts and prepare food.

Equation: 6CO₂+6H₂O --> C₆H₁₂O₆+6O₂

Respiration: It is a process through which we utilize glucose in the presence of oxygen from plants to get energy in form of ATP.

Equation: C₆H₁₂O₆+6O₂ --> 6CO₂+6H₂O+ 38 ATP

Hope this helps.