Consider the following equation:

C7H9 + 3 HNO3 → C7H6 (NO2) 3 + 3 H2O

Identify the product (s) for this reaction.

a. C7H6 (NO2) 3

b. H2O

c. HNO3 d. C7H9 and H2O

e. C7H6 (NO2) 3 and H2O

Consider the following equation:

C7H9 + 3 HNO3 → C7H6 (NO2) 3 + 3 H2O

Identify the product (s) for this reaction.

a. C7H6 (NO2) 3

b. H2O

c. HNO3 d. C7H9 and H2O

e. C7H6 (NO2) 3 and H2O

Option e.

Explanation:

A chemical reaction consists of reactants and products. It is the atoms that react to form products. A simple chemical reaction follows this convention:

Reactants → Products

Reactants can be gaseous, solids or liquids.

The products can be solids, liquids, gases or a combination of all the states.

The arrow denoted the reaction condition, for example, pressure or temperature.

A chemical reaction always follows laws of conservation of mass - in other words, atoms are neither created nor destroyed; they are simply rearranged.

In the reaction:

C₇H₉ + 3 HNO₃ → C7H6 (NO₂) ₃ + 3 H₂O

C7H6 (NO₂) ₃ and 3 H₂O are products