Substances that form because of a chemical reaction are called: A) Conservation B) Reactants C) Prod

What the question is asking

A chemical reaction starts with certain substances and ends with new substances. The term you want is the name for the substances made after the reaction happens.

Matching each option to its meaning

• A) Conservation: this is a principle (like conservation of mass), not a name for substances.
• B) Reactants: these are the starting substances you put into the reaction.
• C) Products: these are the new substances formed by the reaction.
• D) Coefficients: these are the numbers in front of chemical formulas in a balanced equation (for example, $2H_2 + O_2 \rightarrow 2H_2O$).

Quick example to lock it in

In $$2H_2 + O_2 \rightarrow 2H_2O,$$ $H_2$ and $O_2$ are reactants, and $H_2O$ is the product.