Conservation of Mass and Atom Economy
Students explore the law of conservation of mass in closed and non-enclosed systems. They will calculate atom economy to evaluate the efficiency of chemical reactions.
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Students explore the law of conservation of mass in closed and non-enclosed systems. They will calculate atom economy to evaluate the efficiency of chemical reactions.
Key Questions
- Why does mass appear to change in some reactions?
- How do we calculate the relative formula mass of a compound?
- Why is a high atom economy important for sustainable chemistry?
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