Mole S‘Mole... What‘s is it all about
1.Find and record two definition of mole wich are science related?
Definition 1: a chemical mass unit, defined to be 6.022 x 1023 molecules, atoms, or some other unit. The mass of a mole is the gram formula mass of a substance.
Definition 2: A small congenital growth on the human skin, usually slightly raised and dark and sometimes hairy, especially a pigmented nevus.
2.Wich of these moles are studied in Chemistry?
The first of the two.
3.Give the scientific names of two living spiecies of moles.
European Mole: Talpa europaea
Eastern Mole: Scalopus aquaticus
4.What does the moles eat?
Moles are eating manly insects or sometimes small mice.
5.What is the National Mole Day Foundation?
The National Mole Day Foundation is a non-profit organization that helps promote Chemistry education.
6.Who established this group?
The National Mole Day Foundation traces its origins to an article that appeared in The Science Teacher magazine in the early 1980s about a high school chemistry teacher's reasons for celebrating the day. Inspired by this article, Maurice Oehler, founded the NMDF
7.What is its purpose or misssion?
The purpose is to promote chemistry education.
8.When was is established?
It was established on May 15, 1991
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9.What does Amadeo Avogadro have to do with moles? He was known for his contributions to the molecular theory including what is known as Avogardo‘s Law.
10.When and where was Avodgadro born?
He was born on the 9 August 1776 in Turin, Italy
11.When was he hypothesized?
He published his hypothesis 1811
12.When was his law universally accepted?
His law was not accepted until 1860 in which it was proven by an experiment.
13.Who reintroduced the concept and helped it gain universal acceptance?
Stanislao Cannizaro proved Avogardo's Law in 1860.
14.What is Avogadro‘s Number or Constant to 7 significant digits?
6.0221418 x 1023
15.When did Avogadro die?
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