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AVOGADROS CONSTANT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-08-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Avogadro constant
1, record 1, English, Avogadro%20constant
correct, see observation, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Avogadro's constant 2, record 1, English, Avogadro%27s%20constant
correct
- avogadro constant 3, record 1, English, avogadro%20constant
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 4, record 1, English, - Avogadro%20constant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Avogadro's number is the numerical value of Avogadro's constant. 5, record 1, English, - Avogadro%20constant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Avogadro constant: term standardized by ISO. 5, record 1, English, - Avogadro%20constant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- constante d'Avogadro
1, record 1, French, constante%20d%27Avogadro
correct, see observation, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nombre d'entités élémentaires contenues dans une mole, sensiblement 6.1023 mol [exposant-1]. 2, record 1, French, - constante%20d%27Avogadro
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La valeur numérique de la constante d'Avogadro est appelée «nombre d'Avogadro» N - 6.1023. 2, record 1, French, - constante%20d%27Avogadro
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 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». 3, record 1, French, - constante%20d%27Avogadro
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
constante d'Avogadro : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 3, record 1, French, - constante%20d%27Avogadro
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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