Happy Mole Day

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What is Mole Day?​

Celebrated annually on October 23 from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m., Mole Day commemorates Avogadro's Number (6.02 x 10^23), which is a basic measuring unit in chemistry. Mole Day was created as a way to foster interest in chemistry. Schools throughout the United States and around the world celebrate Mole Day with various activities related to chemistry and/or moles.

For a given molecule, one mole is a mass (in grams) whose number is equal to the atomic mass of the molecule. For example, the water molecule has an atomic mass of 18, therefore one mole of water weighs 18 grams. An atom of neon has an atomic mass of 20, therefore one mole of neon weighs 20 grams. In general, one mole of any substance contains Avogadro's Number of molecules or atoms of that substance. This relationship was first discovered by Amadeo Avogadro (1776-1858) and he received credit for this after his death.

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Faerieglamour said:
This relationship was first discovered by Amadeo Avogadro (1776-1858) and he received credit for this after his death.
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:note:Come on and rock me, Amadeo!

I remember learning about Avocado's number in Chem. Jeez do I hate math and all of its evil little brethren.
 
LiveSquid said:
:note:Come on and rock me, Amadeo!

I remember learning about Avocado's number in Chem. Jeez do I hate math and all of its evil little brethren.
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Hey!! Don't you work with numbers?!?! LOL Math is okay, it is the "Math Professors" I had trouble dealing with! :p Happy Mole Day one and All!:)
 
The Chemistry dept at the high school where I teach made a big deal out of mole day today--they even had t-shirts made! It was funny to see the students actually excited about mole day t-shirts. They asked me if we could get geometry t-shirts!
 
Ugh - I hate math and science !!!!!!
And I share my birthday with this?????
Ick.
 
OH THAT'S WHY IT'S MOL DAY! I was wondering, "today isn't march the 14th.." LOL!
 
WENEEDLIGHT said:
OH THAT'S WHY IT'S MOL DAY! I was wondering, "today isn't march the 14th.." LOL!
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Yeah, pi day! I think we need to make a big deal about that in the math dept-- I sure don't want to let those chemistry teachers show us up!
 
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