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What atom economy means

What atom economy means

Schematic comparing 100% atom economy in hydration of ethene with 51.1% atom economy in fermentation, showing atoms ending in desired product ethanol or by-product carbon dioxide

Atoms are rearranged in chemical reactions, but not every atom from the reactants has to end up in the useful product. Atom economy asks what percentage of the reactant atoms become the desired product.

Atom economy Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /Atom economy