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Aluminum Foil Lab

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Did a chemical reaction occur when we placed aluminum foil in copper chloride?
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A chemical reaction occurred when we placed aluminum foil in copper chloride.

The reactants in our lab were aluminum foil and copper chloride solution. The products were aluminum chloride and copper. A change in properties demonstrates that a chemical reaction occurred. One property that changed was the colors. Initially the aluminum foil was a shiny silver, and the copper chloride was a green-blue liquid. After we placed the aluminum into the copper chloride solution, the liquid clouded up a lot and turned to a light grayish hue. There were solid pieces produced that were a dark reddish color. This change in color shows that there must have

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