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Avogadro's number (also called Avogadro's Constant) = 6.0221415 × 10²³ and is the number of atoms (ions or molecules) in 1 mole of material.

The number is derived from the number of atoms in 12 g of carbon 12.

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	Avogadro's number (also called Avogadro's Constant) = 6.0221415 × 10<sup>23</sup> and is the number of [[Atom\|atoms]] ([[Ion\|ions]] or [[Molecules\|molecules]]) in 1 [[Mole\|mole]] of material.		Avogadro's number (also called Avogadro's Constant) = 6.0221415 × 10<sup>23</sup> and is the number of [[Atom\|atoms]] ([[Ion\|ions]] or [[Molecules\|molecules]]) in 1 [[Mole\|mole]] of material.

	The number is derived from the number of [[Atom\|atoms]] in 12 g of carbon 12.~~<sub></sub>~~		The number is derived from the number of [[Atom\|atoms]] in 12 g of [[carbon\|carbon]] 12.