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Avagadro's number is so large because it defines a basic unit in chemistry. To be precise it is defined as the number of atoms of carbon it would take to equal twelve grams. This is to allow for convenient comparison between various weights of atoms and molecules.

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Can a mole represent a molecule?

A mole represents a set number of molecules, not just 1 molecule. There are avagadro's number of molecules in a mole. Avagadro's number: 6.022x10^23


What is the value of Avagadro's number?

6.022 x 1023


What is the mass of an atom of?

It is its molecular weight divided by avagadro's number.


The number of particles in a mole is a constant?

Yes - it is Avagadro's number/constant


How big is avagadro's number?

It is approx 6.022 * 1023 per mole.


What does Avagadro have to do with moles?

Avagadro was the scientist who determined the number of molecules that make up a basic unit in chemistry called the "mole". Moles are a certain number of basic units of a substance - 6.02 x 1023


How many molecules are there in one mole of oxygen?

There is 1 Avagadro number - so, 6.022 x 1023 molecules in 1 mole of oxygen.


Why the unit of a mole is useful to a chemist?

Well with a simple calculation factor we can keep track of how many molecules there are (avagadro's number), and at the same time, we don't have to deal with ridiculously large numbers


A mole is a what of atoms?

A mole is an Avagadro number of atoms - 6.022 x 10-19


What is the significance of avogadro's number?

Avagadro's number allows you to calculate how many molecules are in a mole of a substance or vice versa


What is the avagadro number of noble gases?

There is just one Avogadro's Number, it isn't a different number for different substances. That number is approximately 6.02 x 1023.


What is meant by avagodrao number?

Avagadro Number : (6.0221415 ± 0.0000010) × 1023N A specifies the exact number of atoms in a 12 g specimen of carbon-12