Avogadro number
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Definition
- Noun:
- A fundamental physical constant: The Avogadro number is the number of constituent particles (usually atoms or molecules) contained in one mole of a substance. It is a fixed numerical value used in chemistry and physics to bridge the atomic and macroscopic scales.
Usage
- The Avogadro number is used to convert between the number of particles and the amount of substance in moles.
- It is a key constant in stoichiometric calculations in chemistry.
Examples
- Noun:
- The value of the Avogadro number is approximately 6.022 × 10²³.
- To find the number of atoms, multiply the number of moles by the Avogadro number.
Advanced Usage
- "Avogadro constant": This term is often used interchangeably with "Avogadro number" in modern scientific contexts, though the constant technically has the unit mol⁻¹.
- The Avogadro constant is a fundamental scaling factor between the micro and macro worlds.
Variants and Related Words
- Avogadro's constant: Another name for the Avogadro number, emphasizing its nature as a physical constant.
- Mole: The unit of measurement for amount of substance, defined by the Avogadro number.
- Loschmidt constant: A related constant representing the number of particles per unit volume of an ideal gas at standard conditions, historically connected to Avogadro's work.
Synonyms
- Avogadro's constant
- Nₐ (the standard symbol for the Avogadro constant)
Related Phrases
- "Per mole": A phrase used with the Avogadro constant to denote a quantity divided by one mole.
- The molar volume is 22.4 liters per mole at standard temperature and pressure.
Noun
- the number of molecules in a mole of a substance (approximately 602,250,000,000,000,000,000,000)