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ERIC Number: EJ467738
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1368
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Avogadro Number and Mole: A Royal Confusion.
Emiliani, Cesare
Journal of Geological Education, v39 n1 p31-33 Jan 1991
There is a great deal of confusion in physics and chemistry textbooks, dictionaries, manuals, and handbooks about the definition of Avogadro's number and the term "mole." Avogadro's number is defined simply as the number of atomic mass units in one gram. Mole is defined as the mass of one Avogadro number of identical items. (Author/PR)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, High Schools, Higher Education, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Literacy, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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