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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 kilograms (12 grams) of [[carbon]] 12. Just as a dozen always contains twelve items, a | + | 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 kilograms (12 grams) of [[carbon]] 12. Just as a dozen always contains twelve items, a mole always contains 6.022x10<sup>23</sup> items. Moles are a convenient unit for discussing chemical reactions, because typical reactions can have huge amounts of atoms, but only a few moles. |
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Revision as of 02:50, September 21, 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 kilograms (12 grams) of carbon 12. Just as a dozen always contains twelve items, a mole always contains 6.022x1023 items. Moles are a convenient unit for discussing chemical reactions, because typical reactions can have huge amounts of atoms, but only a few moles.