Atom Economy

Test yourself on Atom Economy

• Which term is used to describe the amount of the reactants that end up as useful products?

• What figures do you need to know to calculate the atom economy of a reaction?

• The atom economy of a reaction is 50%. The M_r of the desired products is 6. What is the M_r of all reactants?

• What is the correct equation for calculating atom economy?

• A reaction has an atom economy of 100%. What does this tell you about the reaction?