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Impurities in the substance can cause a greater percent yield.

I recommend redoing the lab for better results.

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Q: What would cause a percent yield to be over 100 percent?
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Can you use percent yield in a sentence?

It would probably have to be 'percentage yield' in order to use it, for instance: "Our annual percentage yield has dropped significantly over the past decade." or "The percentage yield alone isn't enough to maintain this business."


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