Science / Chemistry / Avogadro: Italian chemist and physicist Amadeo Avogadro (1776-1856) proposed a correct molecular explanation for Gay-Lussac's law of combining volumes. His work provided a simple way to determine atomic weights and molecular weights of gases.
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Science / Chemistry / Avogadros Law: Equal volumes of an ideal gas contain equal numbers of molecules, if both volumes are at the same temperature and pressure. For example, 1 L of ideal gas contains twice as many molecules as 0.5 L of i MORE
Science / Chemistry / Avogadro Number (Na, L): The number of particles in one mole, equal to 6.02214199 ?— 1023 mol-1 (?± 0.00000047 mol-1) [1998 CODATA values]. MORE
Science / Chemistry / Boltzmann Constant: A fundamental constant equal to the ideal gas law constant divided by Avogadro's number, equal to 1.3805 ?— 10-23 J K-1. MORE