Given the following reaction and the molar masses below, what is the percent atom economy (% AE) for forming H2(g)?  Round to 3 sig figs    Zn(s) + 2 HCl(aq) → ZnCl2(aq) + H2(g)

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Given the following reaction and the molar masses below, what is the percent atom economy (% AE) for forming H2(g)?  Round to 3 sig figs 

 

Zn(s) + 2 HCl(aq) → ZnCl2(aq) + H2(g)

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