Copper And Aluminum Foil Lab Report

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The result of the experiment was the production of copper from copper (II) chloride and a solution of aluminum chloride from the aluminum foil. This was due to the fact the the aluminum foil would attract copper from the copper (II) chloride solution and the aluminum would leave and be attracted to the solution. By comparing between the theoretical and actual yield of copper being produced, a percent yield of 131% was calculated, which showed an extra amount of an unknown substance that skewed the results of the production of copper. This was an abnormal trend as there was a great difference between the theoretical and actual yield of copper and that a percent yield should be close to 100%. The best way to explain this was due to the amount