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Percent Yield Question?

Okay in chemistry we are doing percent yield of thingsI'm not sure if i'm doing this correctly or not so if those of you who are good at this concept/can do it quickly/easily could you please check over and make sure i got the right answer for this questionI used factor labeling/StoichiometryWhat is the percent yield if 4.65 g of Cu is produced when 1.87 g of aluminum reacts with an excess of copper (II) SulfateGiven:2Al (s) + 3CuSO4 (aq) - Al2(SO4)3 (aq) + 3Cu (s)The answer i got for the percent yield is 39.7% or 40% rounded.

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1.87 g of aluminum x(1mole Al/26.98gr).069 mole of Al 53.96g Al produce 190.65g Cu So, theoretically 1.87g of Al should produce 6.61g Cu % yield(actual yield/theoretical yield) x 100 4.65/6.61 x100 70.35% 4.65 g of Cu

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