Mole (unit) - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Carbon-12: Encyclopedia - Carbon-12
Carbon-12 is the more abundant (98.89%) of the two stable isotopes of the element carbon. It contains 6 protons, 6 neutrons and 6 electro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avogadro's Number: Encyclopedia - Avogadro's Number
Avogadro's number, also called Avogadro's Constant (NA) is a large constant used in chemistry and physics. Avogadro's number is formally ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avogadro's Number: Encyclopedia Ii - Avogadro's Number - Physical Significance Of Avogadro's Number
The value of Avogadro's number depends on the definition of the mole, which depends on the definition of the kilogram. Both definitions, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avogadro's Number: Encyclopedia Ii - Avogadro's Number - Physical Significance Of Avogadro's Number
The value of Avogadro's number depends on the definition of the mole, which depends on the definition of the kilogram. Both definitions, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carbon-12: Encyclopedia Ii - Carbon-12 - History
Prior to 1959 both the IUPAP and IUPAC tended to use used oxygen to define the mole, the chemists defining the mole as the number of atom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avogadro's Number: Encyclopedia Ii - Avogadro's Number - Numerical Value
At present it is not technologically feasible to count the exact number of atoms in 12 g of carbon-12, so the precise value of Avogadro's...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mole: Encyclopedia - Mole
Mole may mean: Mole (animal), a small burrowing mammal Mole (espionage), a spy working under deep cover Mole (sauce), a Mexican sauce ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avogadro's Number: Encyclopedia Ii - Avogadro's Number - Numerical Value
At present it is not technologically feasible to count the exact number of atoms in 12 g of carbon-12, so the precise value of Avogadro's...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avogadro's Number: Encyclopedia Ii - Avogadro's Number - Connection To Masses Of Protons And Neutrons
A carbon-12 atom consists of 6 protons and 6 neutrons (which have approximately the same mass) and 6 electrons (whose mass is negligible ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avogadro's Number: Encyclopedia Ii - Avogadro's Number - Additional Physical Relations
Because of its role as a scaling factor, Avogadro's number provides the link between a number of useful physical constants when we move b...   » Read the article