Atom Economy

Question 1

Define atom economy

Answer 1

The percentage atom economy is a method of calculating what percentage of the reactants should theoretically be converted into useful products in a reaction .

Question 2

What does a high atom economy mean ?

Answer 2

The majority of the atoms in the reactants are converted into useful product and there is therefore a relatively small amount of waste

Question 3

Why is it important to minimise the amount waste ?

Answer 3

It’s important to minimise the amount waste as this can have an environmental impact and also processing chemical waste can be expensive

Question 4

What’s the formula for percentage atom economy ?

Answer 4

Mr of desired products /total mr of all reactants x100

Mr of desired products /Mr of all products x100

Question 5

In what case is the atom economy alwayss 100%

Answer 5

If there’s one product the atom economy is alwayd 100%