Copper (II) Chloride and Iron Lab

Today in class we completed a lab where we dissolved Copper (II) chloride in water and then placed a nail in the solution. In doing this we completed the balanced equations and stoichiometry in order to figure out the theoretical yield. In a few days we will be able to calculate the actual yield in order to decide whether we were using Iron with a 2+ or Iron with a 3+ charge. Then, we will calculate the % yield using our results.


Here is a picture of me and my partner's lab:

Here is an image of what the ending copper is going to look similar to:

Here is a link to a video of the lab that we completed done by other students: https://youtu.be/xob2_6qhy9c

Here is a link to a website explaining percent yield:
 https://www.boundless.com/chemistry/textbooks/boundless-chemistry-textbook/mass-relationships-and-chemical-equations-3/reaction-stoichiometry-44/calculating-theoretical-and-percent-yield-234-4704/