” The atom economy between ethene and steam is 1%”
”the overall yield is 95%”
suggest a reason for this difference
please help?
Update:
Marouf im doing gcse, i think its because by products are made
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Only one product so 1% AE – this is always the case for one product reactions.
Inefficient conversion so not all reactants are converted, thus 95% PY
I presume your doing A/S Chemistry, in which case you need to understand the difference between PY and AE, because they aren’t the same thing.
GOOD LUCK!
Source(s): Just completed OCR Chemistry A level