Reactant

Real World Example

Imagine trying to bake a cake and realizing you need to mix the ingredients to transform them from their original form into a delicious dessert. In a similar way, a reactant undergoes a transformation in a chemical reaction, changing from its initial state into something new. Just like flour, eggs, and sugar are mixed and baked to become a cake, reactants are the starting materials that transform into products through the process of a chemical reaction.