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Topic: Why 6.022.. *10^23 for the mole?  (Read 3835 times)

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Offline GreenAssailant

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Why 6.022.. *10^23 for the mole?
« on: June 29, 2011, 08:33:56 PM »
Why was the value 6.022.. x 10^23 of anything set for 1 mole of that thing?
Why did they choose this number in particular? Is there any reason behind it? ???

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Re: Why 6.022.. *10^23 for the mole?
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2011, 10:33:23 PM »
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Offline SirRoderick

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Re: Why 6.022.. *10^23 for the mole?
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2011, 02:49:32 PM »
Or, you could awnser the question:

It is the number of atoms in 12g of the C-12, I think.
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