Chemistry GCSE
Atom Economy
What Atom Economy means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Atom Economy
A measure of the amount of starting materials that end up as useful products, expressed as a percentage.
Topics that use Atom Economy
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Using Atom Economy in the exam
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