Chemistry A-Level
Atom economy and by-products
What Atom economy and by-products means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Atom economy and by-products
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Measures how much of the reactant mass ends up in the desired product, using the molar mass of the desired product divided by the total molar mass of all reactants, multiplied by 100.
Topics that use Atom economy and by-products
- Amount of substance (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- amount of substance
- atom economy
- Concentration in mol dm⁻³
- Converting between cm³ and dm³
- Converting between moles and number of particles
- Empirical formula
- Empirical formula mass and molecular formula multiplier
- Formula of a hydrated salt
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