Avogadro's number
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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 | + | The number is derived from the number of [[Atom|atoms]] in 12 g of carbon 12.<sub></sub> |
Revision as of 12:07, 28 July 2010
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.
