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4. Why do we celebrate International Mole Day on October
23rd from 6:02 am to 6:02 pm?
Answers:
1. Amount of a substance (the number of carbon atoms in 12.011 g
of Carbon)
2. 6.02 X 10
23
3. Avogadro's number
4. Comes from Avogadro's number: October = 10; 23
rd
= power 10 is
raised to; 6:02=mantissa in Avogadro's number
