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Mole Day (continued)
Event 1 Answers:
1. What does a mole measure?
Amount of a substance (the number of carbon atoms in 12.011 g of Carbon)
2. How many particles are in a mole?
6.02 x 1023
3. What is the name given to the number in #2?
Avogadro's number
4. Why do we celebrate International Mole Day on October 23rd from 6:02 am to 6:02 pm?
Comes from Avogadro's number: October = 10; 23rd = power 10 is raised to; 6:02 = mantissa
in Avogadro's number
