Avogadro constant

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The Avogadro constant is the fundamental physical constant that specifies the number of constituent particles, usually atoms or molecules, in one mole of a substance.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf SI defining constant
fundamental constant
physical constant
appliesTo atoms in 12 grams of carbon-12
constituent particles
enables conversion between number of particles and amount of substance
hasApproximateValue 6.02214076×10^23
hasCODATAValue 6.02214076×10^23 mol^−1
hasDimension inverse amount of substance
hasExactValue 6.02214076×10^23
hasStatus exact in SI since 2019
hasSymbol L
N_A
hasUncertainty zero in SI definition
hasUnit mol^−1
isAlsoCalled Avogadro constant
surface form: "Avogadro number"
isCategory microscopic to macroscopic conversion factor
isDefinedAs number of constituent particles in one mole of substance
isDefinedBy fixed numerical value in SI
isListedIn CODATA recommended values of the fundamental physical constants
isMeasuredBy X-ray crystal density method
silicon sphere experiments
isNamedAfter Amedeo Avogadro
isPartOf International System of Units
Boltzmann constant
surface form: "SI base unit definitions"
isRelatedTo Boltzmann constant
Faraday constant
Planck constant
gas constant
isStandardNotationFor number of entities per mole
isUsedIn Avogadro’s law calculations
chemistry
ideal gas law formulations
molar mass calculations
physics
statistical mechanics
thermodynamics
isUsedToDefine mole
relatesTo amount of substance
atoms
mole
molecules
wasHistoricallyDeterminedFrom electrolysis experiments
properties of gases
wasPreviouslyMeasuredAs approximately 6.022×10^23 mol^−1
wasRedefinedIn 2019 SI redefinition

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amedeo Avogadro hasConceptNamedAfter Avogadro constant
Amedeo Avogadro hasConceptNamedAfter Avogadro constant
this entity surface form: "Avogadro's number"
this entity surface form: "Loschmidt constant"
Avogadro constant isAlsoCalled Avogadro constant
this entity surface form: "Avogadro number"
Amedeo Avogadro knownFor Avogadro constant
this entity surface form: "Avogadro's law"
Boltzmann constant relatedTo Avogadro constant
Sackur–Tetrode equation relatedTo Avogadro constant
k_B relatedTo Avogadro constant

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