reactant
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"We were able to vary the behavior and effective size of the ultrasmall pores by changing the composition and pH of the reactant solutions," reports Tomoji Kawai, senior author.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 19, 2026
"If you want to etch silicon while leaving a smooth surface, you should use another reactant than fluorine. It should be a reactant that etches uniformly all crystalline planes," Barsukov said.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 9, 2024
Once the temperature is sufficiently low, the concentration of the reactant gases on the catalyst surface increases and the reaction picks up speed again.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2023
A system at equilibrium is characterized by constant reactant and product concentrations, but the values of the reactant and product concentrations themselves need not be equal.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
"One more lesson on the differential potential between chemical-burning rocket fuels and reactant energy and I'll blast off without a spaceship!"
From The Space Pioneers by Louis Glanzman
Vocabulary lists containing reactant
Chemistry - Introductory
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Chemical Reactions - Introductory
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Chemistry - High School
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