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Green Chemistry Connection. As discussed in the Green Chemistry section of the Lab 03 handout, two different reactions which produced metal oxides were previously used at FHSU to study stoichiometry. These reactions are shown below for Ca.
A) 2Ca + O2 ====> 2CaO
B) 2Ca + 8HNO3 ====> 2CaCO + 8NO2 + 4H2O + O2
1) Calculate the metal atom economy of reaction A.
2) Calculate the metal atom economy of reaction B.
3) Calculate the percent reduction in mass of waste products achieved by switching from reaction (B) to reaction (A).