Can someone explain to me what an intermediate product is and give me and example?
http://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/Physical_Chemistry/Kinetics/Rate_Laws/Reaction_Mechanisms/Reaction_Intermediates
I read that site before coming here, I still didn't understand it
Sure! I'd be happy to explain what an intermediate product is and give you an example.
An intermediate product is a good or service that is used as an input in the production of another good or service. It is not meant to be sold to end consumers, but rather to be further processed or combined with other inputs to create a final product.
Here's an example to help illustrate the concept: Let's say you want to bake a cake. The cake mix that you use to make the cake is the final product that you're aiming for. However, the flour, sugar, eggs, butter, and other ingredients that you use to make the cake mix are considered intermediate products. These ingredients are not sold directly to consumers as finished products, but rather go through a series of production steps to become the cake mix.
To identify an intermediate product, you can look for goods or services that are typically used as inputs in the production process, rather than being sold as final products to end consumers.