What factors might cause a chemical reaction to produce more than a 100 percent yield?

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anor277
Jan 18, 2016

Arithmetic error; chemical impurity; insufficient drying.

Explanation:

Insufficient drying is the most likely factor. As regards chemical purity, by far the best test of the purity of a compound is its melting point. Chemical impurity strongly depresses melting point.

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