What is the difference between reactants and reagents? I've seen both used for very similar situations... The dictionary said that reagents are added to a reaction to identify another substance, but wouldn't that be an indicator?
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1$\begingroup$ There's no difference imo $\endgroup$– MithoronOct 10, 2015 at 13:56
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$\begingroup$ SciFinder differentiates between them somehow $\endgroup$– JanOct 10, 2015 at 14:06
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$\begingroup$ see also reactant and reagent in the IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology (Gold Book) $\endgroup$– user7951Oct 11, 2015 at 0:07
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