Chapter 3, Problem 3.140P

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The percent atom economy of the process of synthesis of ${\text{N}}_{\text{2}}{\text{H}}_{\text{4}}$ is to be determined.

Concept introduction:

Percent atom economy gives an idea about the efficiency of a synthesis. The formula to calculate the percent atom economy is as follows:

  $\text{\% atom economy}=\left(\frac{\begin{array}{l}\left(\text{Number of moles}\right)\\ \left(\text{Molar mass of desired product}\right)\end{array}}{\begin{array}{l}\text{Sum of}\left(\left(\text{Number of moles}\right)\left(\text{Molar mass}\right)\right)\\ \text{for all product}\end{array}}\right)100\%$