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Interpretation:
In the reaction,
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In an experiment, the mass of the precipitate obtained is termed as actual yield. The calculated amount of precipitate is termed as theoretical yield. The percent yield is the amount of the amount of actual yield compared to the theoretical yield, expressed in percentage.
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