Atom economy

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What is formula for atom economy?
atom economy = Mr of desired products / sum of Mr of all products * 100
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Why does industry want as high an atom economy as possible? (1)
to reduce the production of unwanted products (costly disposal)
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Why does industry want as high an atom economy as possible? (2)
To make the process more sustainable by making better use of the reactants
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how do they do this?
by conserving raw materials and avoiding the need to get rid of wasted products.
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Why does industry want as high an atom economy as possible? (1)

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to reduce the production of unwanted products (costly disposal)

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how do they do this?

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