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AVOGADROS CONSTANT [1 record]

Record 1 2008-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physics
CONT

Avogadro's constant has the unit mole-1 is not merely a number and should not be called Avogadro's number. It is ok to say that the number of particles in a gram-mole is 6.02 x 1023 ... One must specify whether the value of Avogadro's constant is expressed for a gram-mole or a kilogram-mole ... The unit name for a gram-mole is simply mol. The unit name for a kilogram-mole is kmol. When the kilogram-mole is used, Avogadro's constant should be written: 6.02252 x 1026 kmol-1.

OBS

Avogadro's number is the numerical value of Avogadro's constant.

OBS

Avogadro constant: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique
DEF

Nombre d'entités élémentaires contenues dans une mole, sensiblement 6.1023 mol [exposant-1].

OBS

La valeur numérique de la constante d'Avogadro est appelée «nombre d'Avogadro» N - 6.1023.

OBS

Les termes «constante d'Avogadro» et «nombre d'Avogadro» ne sont pas synonymes. Le «nombre d'Avogadro» est la valeur numérique correspondant à la «constante d'Avogadro».

OBS

constante d'Avogadro : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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