less common spelling of mole entry 5
: the base unit of amount of pure substance in the International System of Units that is defined as having exactly 6.02214076 x 1023 indivisible units (such as atoms or molecules) of that substance
First you would need to measure out one mole of salt. Remember that one mole of a compound equals its relative molecular mass in grams, so to obtain one mole of sodium chloride you would weigh out 58.5 g …— John Atkinson and Carol Hibbert one mole of helium contains 4 grams
mol
abbreviationDefinition of mol (Entry 2 of 2)
molecular; molecule
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