Chemistry GCSE
Economic factors in industrial chemistry
What Economic factors in industrial chemistry means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Economic factors in industrial chemistry
Check what you remember
Read the wording for your board, then hide it and explain Economic factors in industrial chemistry in your own words. Rough notes are fine. This is a self-check, with no mark or grade.
Reference: AQA
Raw materials cost money, and separating, purifying and disposing of unwanted by-products adds further cost and energy use, so a process that converts most starting materials into the desired product is often cheaper to run.
Topics that use Economic factors in industrial chemistry
- Atom economy (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Addition reactions
- Atom economy
- Balanced equations
- Concentration
- Concentration and volume
- Evaluating competing reaction pathways
- Mass and volume relationships
- Mole calculations
Using Economic factors in industrial chemistry in the exam
Check the command word and mark scheme for your exact question. After comparing your explanation with the reference, use the term in an answer on the linked topic. This practice does not predict an exam mark.
Practise Chemistry questions
Create a free account to answer exam-style questions on this topic and get feedback on your answers.
Start free
All Chemistry GCSE termsA week of Premium from your first lesson · Then the free plan continues · No card, no charge