The manufacture of chloroethane, which is widely used as an industrial solvent and a topical anaesthetic, is carried out by reacting ethene gas with hydrogen chloride gas as shown in the chemical equation below:
C2H4(g)+HCl(g)→C2H5Cl(l) \text{C}_2\text{H}_4\text{(g)} + \text{HCl(g)} \rightarrow \text{C}_2\text{H}_5\text{Cl(l)} C2H4(g)+HCl(g)→C2H5Cl(l)Explain, by referring to the chemical equation, why the theoretical atom economy for this reaction is 100%.
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