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| − | A mole is the amount of a substance that contains the same number of [[molecule]]s or other [[element]]ary units as the number of atoms in 0.012 kilogram of [[carbon]] 12. | + | A mole is the amount of a substance that contains the same number of [[molecule]]s or other [[element]]ary units as the number of atoms in 0.012 kilogram of [[carbon]] 12. Just as a dozen always contains twelve items, a Mole always contains <math>6.02 x 10^23</math> molecules or atoms. |
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Revision as of 15:22, May 16, 2007
A mole is the amount of a substance that contains the same number of molecules or other elementary units as the number of atoms in 0.012 kilogram of carbon 12. Just as a dozen always contains twelve items, a Mole always contains <math>6.02 x 10^23</math> molecules or atoms.