A student carried out a neutralisation reaction between dilute sulfuric acid and copper(II) carbonate to prepare dry copper(II) sulfate crystals. After isolating and weighing the crystals, they found that the actual yield was greater than the theoretical maximum yield. Suggest one reason why the calculated actual yield was greater than the theoretical yield.
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