What does atom economy measure?
The percentage of the total mass of reactants that becomes the desired product.
A reversible reaction reaches an equilibrium position that limits product formation.
A high yield makes more product from each batch of reactants, while a high atom economy means less reactant mass becomes by-products.
The carbon dioxide by-product carries away the other 44% of the reactant mass.
Flashcards for AQA GCSE Chemistry 3.3.2 Atom economy, covering the key terms, definitions and equations you need to recall for Paper 1 and Paper 2. 25 cards, matched to the AQA GCSE Chemistry (8462) specification. Recall questions account for roughly 40% of marks at GCSE Chemistry, so these target the marks you can secure before the paper starts.
