Celebrate Mole Day!
Chemistry's big day has finally arrived!
Launch the media gallery 1 playerMole Day has finally arrived!!!! On October 23rd from 6:02 am to 6:02 pm chemistry students around the world celebrate Mole Day, in remembrance of Amedeo Avogadro, father of “the mole.” What is a mole? A mole is a unit always representing a given number. Just as a dozen always equals 12, a mole always equals 6.022 x 1023. This is the most important and universal concept used when studying stoichiometry in chemistry. Although Avogadro wasn’t recognized for his works until after his death, we remember him on this day with a celebration.
Launch the media gallery 2 playerStudents have been planning the events for quite some time. All present chemistry students those from last year were invited. Decorations include molbiles and celebrity photographs of likenesses of Angelia Molie and Molprah Winfery. They brought in party foods such as guacomole dip and Tostitmoles, Molten Dew, pistachimol pudding and spinach and artimole dip. They also hosted the Molympics, including such games as “Throw the Mole in the Hole,” and “Pin the Nose on the Mole.” Winners received gummy worms and gummy spiders (things moles would eat). The class also sang Mole Day songs and watched others sing as well. “Famous moles in history” trivia (such as Molcom X) as well as many mole puns decorated the day’s festivities. We The mole king and queen were also crowned at this time. Mole king was Jeff Bush and mole queen was Carlie Redding. Since Carlie was unable to attend the celebration, Linsey Bode, mole queen runner-up, stood in her place.
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