Avogadro's Number

Avogadro's number is an accident of nature. It is the number of particles that delivers a mole of a substance. Avogadro's number = 6.022×10²³ . The reason why the value is an accident of nature is that the mole is tied to the gram mass unit. The gram is a convenient mass unit because it matches human sizes. If we were a thousand times greater in size ( like Paul Bunyan) we would find it handy to use kilogram amounts. This means the kilogram mole would be convenient. The number of particles handled in a kilogram mole is 1000 times greater. The kilo Avogadro number for the count of particles in a kilomole is 6.022×10²⁶.

If humans were tiny creatures (like Lilliputians) only 1/1000 our present size, milligrams would be more convenient. This means the milligram mole would be more useful. The number of particles handled in a milligram mole (millimole) would be 1/1000 times smaller. The milli Avogadro number for the count of particles in a millimole is 6.022×10²⁰.

What do you think would happen to Avogadro's number if the American system was used and amounts were measured in pound moles? Remember 1 pound = 454 grams. Avogadro's number would be larger by a factor of 454. A pound mole of hydrogen would weigh 1 pound which would be 454 grams. A gram mole of hydrogen weighs 1 gram and contains 6.022×10²³ H atoms.

مواضيع ذات صلة

تسمية المركبات الجزيئية Molecular Compounds

تسمية المركبات الأيونية Ionic Compounds

تسمية المركبات Naming Compounds

صيغ المركبات الأيونية Formula of Ionic Compounds

الصيغ الأولية Empirical Formulas

الصيغ الجزيئية Molecular Formulas

الأيونات Ions

الجزيئات Molecules

الجدول الدوري The Periodic Table

العدد الذري وعدد الكتلة والنظائر Atomic Number, Mass Number and Isotopes

النيوترون The Neutron

البروتون والنواة The Proton and the Nucleus