Among the following types of reaction, the one that can have 100% atom economy is

Aaddition reaction
Belimination reaction
Creaction giving a by-product
Dsubstitution reaction

Answer: A

In an addition reaction all atoms of the reactants appear in the single product. Substitution and elimination reactions form by-products, so their atom economy is below 100%.

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