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mole
(mol)
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molehas symbol mol2001-09-27 09:32:54.0
requires qualification elementary entities must be specified and may be atoms, molecules, ions, electrons, other particles, or specified groups of such particles2001-09-27 09:32:54.0
has approval agency 14th CGPMhas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:54.0
has approval date 1971has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:54.0
has definition The SI unit of the amount of substance, defined as the amount of substance of a system which contains as many elementary entities as there are atoms in 0.012 kilograms of carbon 12. One mole, which is equal to gram multiplied by the molecular weight, contains 6.02 × 1023 molecules (see Avogadro's number). In general, 1 mole of any gas occupies a volume of 22.4 liters.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:54.0
has definition amount of substance of a system which contains as many elementary entities as there are atoms in 0.012 kilogram of carbon 122001-09-27 09:32:54.0
is an instance of amount of substance unit2001-09-27 09:32:54.0
is an instance of base SI unit2001-09-27 09:32:54.0
amount of substance unitis a unit of amount of substance2001-09-27 09:32:54.0
SI unitis an acronym for Syteme Internationale2001-09-27 09:32:55.0
unithas historical origin2001-09-27 09:32:42.0
represents2001-09-27 09:32:42.0