Methane gas reacts with oxygen in a gas stove.

The reaction can be illustrated by the following equation:

Methane plus Oxygen leads to carbon dioxide plus water.

Identify the role of each substance participating in the reaction.
carbon dioxide:
methane:
oxygen:
water:

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CH₄ + 2O₂ → CO₂ + 2H₂O

carbon dioxide: product

methane: reactant

oxygen: reactant

water: product

Methane and oxygen are reactants because they are the substances we start with. They are on the side of the equation that the arrow is pointing away from.

Carbon dioxide and water are products because they are the new substances  that are the yields of the equation. They are on the side of the equation that the arrow is pointing towards.

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