How many moles are present in #6.033xx10^23# atoms of carbon?

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anor277
Oct 30, 2017

About #1*"mole"......#

Explanation:

One mole specifies #6.022xx10^23# #"individual particles...."#

And so we take the quotient.....

#(6.033xx10^23*"atoms")/(6.022xx10^23*"atoms"*mol^-1)=1.002*mol*"atoms"#

We use the mole as a unit of calculation because #1.0*mol# of #""^12C# atoms HAS a mass of #12.00*g#. And thus the mole is the link between the micro world of atoms and molecules, to the macro world of grams, and kilograms, and litres.....

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