mol

1 of 2

noun

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

2 of 2

abbreviation

molecular; molecule

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Medical Definition

mol

1 of 2

variant of mole entry 3

mol

2 of 2 abbreviation
molecular; molecule

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