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What is the atom economy of a reaction?

a measure of the proportion of starting materials that end up as useful products

the number of atoms that do not end up as useful products

the actual yield compared to the maximum theoretical yield

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What are the problems with low atom economy?

(Select all that apply).

the reaction will be slow

it gives a low percentage yield

it will be less sustainable as it will use more resources

there will be more waste products which will have to be disposed of

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Without doing any calculations, what is the atom economy of the reaction below?

2Na + Cl2 ➔ 2NaCl

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Calculate the atom economy when making barium sulfate from barium hydroxide and sulfuric acid:

Ba(OH)2 + H2SO4 ➔ BaSO4 + 2H2O

Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

86.6

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Calculate the atom economy when forming carbon dioxide from iron(III) oxide and carbon monoxide.

Fe2O3 + 3CO ➔ 2Fe + 3CO2

Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

54.2

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Calculate the atom economy when forming oxygen from hydrogen peroxide.

2H2O2 ➔ 2H2O + O2

Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

47.1

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