Compound Lab

A couple of days ago in science we did a lab in our science class. The lab was about creating a new element out of other elements. We had to make copper out of aluminum foil and CuCl2. To start the lab we filled a 400 millimetre beaker with some CuCl2  and dropped a small piece of aluminum foil in it. We let the aluminum Sit in the liquid for about 3 mins and then we pulled out the big pieces. The pieces of aluminum turned into copper. We then had to remove the big piece of foil still left and clean out the little bits of copper. We cleaned them with water and another chemical. We then drained all of the water out of the bronze and had to light it on fire. Once we had a flame going on the burner we put the copper into it and the flame turned green. It looked really cool.