Question

to help relieve pain during a dental visit, a dentist may give a patient nitrous oxide. nitrous oxide is made in factories by carefully heating ammonium nitrate. at 170°c, ammonium nitrate breaks down and forms a mixture of nitrous oxide gas and water vapor. after the mixture is collected, the water vapor is separated from the nitrous oxide gas.
complete the sentence.
in this chemical reaction, nitrous oxide is a product.
reactant
product

Explanation:

In the reaction, ammonium nitrate (the starting substance, reactant) breaks down at 170°C to form nitrous oxide and water vapor. Substances formed from a chemical reaction are defined as products, so nitrous oxide fits this definition.

Answer:

In this chemical reaction, nitrous oxide is a product.