Title: product
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - product
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.P04861
Status: current

Definition
A substance that is formed during a chemical reaction.

Related Term
- reactant: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/R05163

Source
- PAC, 1996, 68, 149. 'A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 178 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668010149)

Other Outputs
- html: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/P04861/html
- json: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/P04861/json
- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/P04861/xml

Citation: Citation: 'product' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.P04861
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