Question

For the chemical reaction , I identify the reactant and the products .

Answer 1

The reactant is Mercury (II) Oxide while the products are Mercury and Oxygen separately.

This is because the reactants are typically always on the left side of the yields symbol. In this decomposition reaction, it would still be the same as at the end of the reaction, there were to products produced: Mercury and Oxygen.

Products tend to always be on the right side of the yields symbol, they're what comes out of a reaction no matter what type.

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