A company can make a cleaning agent by two different reaction pathways.
The percentage atom economy is 40% for pathway A and 80% for pathway B. Both pathways have the same percentage yield.
Explain how choosing pathway B rather than pathway A would benefit the company.
104 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Chemistry 3.3 Yield and atom economy of chemical reactions, covering 3.3.1a Percentage yield, 3.3.1b Theoretical mass of a product, 3.3.2a Atom economy, and 3.3.2b Choosing a reaction pathway. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.