Aluminum chloride, AlCl (MW = 62.44 g/mol), is produced by reacting aluminum (AW = 26.98 g/mol) with excess chlorine gas. What mass of AlCl (in grams) is generated if 61.7 g of aluminum metal was utilized, and the reaction gives a 89.2% yield?

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Aluminum chloride, AlCl (MW = 62.44 g/mol), is produced by reacting aluminum (AW = 26.98 g/mol) with excess chlorine gas. What mass of AlCl (in grams) is generated if 61.7 g of aluminum metal was utilized, and the reaction gives a 89.2% yield?  

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