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Mol Day has arrived!

Mol Day in the Chemistry classroom!

The long-anticipated Mol Day has finally arrived!  Students celebrated from 6:02 am to 6:02 pm by playing mol games, eating mol food, and paying tribute to Amadeus Avagadro--"Father of the Mol."

 

Mole vs. Mole!
The mol is an important number used in Chemistry.  It is similar to a dozen, in that it always represents the same number of particles.  Where a dozen is 12, a mole is 6.022 x 1023.  This number is used in mass conversions so chemists can compare amounts of subastances.  The basis for the "mol" was discovered by Amadeus Avagadro who based his calculations on Carbon-12; however his work was not widely accepted until after his death.  
The Mol royalty.

Mol Day has arrived!

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