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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is avogadro's number??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no of molucules in 1 mole of any element and it is given by \[6.023*10^{23}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is meant by 1 mole?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

"mole" is a word that refers to a specific number (6.023∗10^23), like "dozen" means 12

OpenStudy (anonymous):

why this no?? (6.023∗10^23)?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

good question. It is the perfect number of particles to make amu and grams comparable. one proton weighs about 1 amu, 1 mole of protons weighs 1 gram. this only works if a mole is 6.02 x 10^23

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i see. is that the only reason?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

pretty much, it was named after avogadro, deduced by Perrin. It is a constant, lots of constants in chem and physics

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