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1. Chemical Reactant

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   A chemical reactant is a substance or compound intentionally included in a chemical reaction mixture that is consumed during the process to yield one or more products. Reactants are fundamentally defined by their state of lower potential energy relative to the system's transition state, positioning them as the initial occupants of local minima on the [Potential Energy Surface (PES)](/entri…