The industrial synthesis of ethanol is carried out by reacting ethene with steam as shown in the equation below:
C2H4(g)+H2O(g)→C2H5OH(g) \text{C}_2\text{H}_4\text{(g)} + \text{H}_2\text{O(g)} \rightarrow \text{C}_2\text{H}_5\text{OH(g)} C2H4(g)+H2O(g)→C2H5OH(g)The atom economy for this reaction is 100%.
State how the equation shows that the atom economy is 100%.
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