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Re^2: Constants you cannot help but remember

by dragonchild (Archbishop)
on Jun 08, 2004 at 15:45 UTC ( [id://362400]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: Constants you cannot help but remember
in thread Constants you cannot help but remember

6.023E23 - That's the number of atoms in a mole. Chemistry strikes again! :-)

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Re^3: Constants you cannot help but remember
by cLive ;-) (Prior) on Jun 08, 2004 at 21:29 UTC

    "That's the number of atoms in a mole"

    You can tell my Chemistry memory's gone - my first thought was, "Yes, but, baby moles have less atoms in them than adult ones, surely?".

    cLive ;-)

Re^3: Constants you cannot help but remember
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jun 08, 2004 at 15:47 UTC

    Avagadro's (sp?) constant (I think?) I remembered--but why eludes me. I was never a chemist. The last time I did anything involving chemistry was 1973!


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