Question

What are the reactants and product in the following reaction: `MgCl_2 + Li_2CO_3 -> MgCO_3 + 2LiCl`?

Answer 1

The reactants are `MgCl_2` and `Li_2` `CO_3`, and the products are `MgCO_3` and `2LiCl`.

Explanation:

The reactants are what you are reacting together, the left side of the equation, to create the products, the right side of the equation. The arrow points from reactants to products.