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One mole contains over six hundred sextillion particles
The Avogadro constant defines one mole as exactly 6.02214076 times 10 to the 23rd power
In chemistry, the mole acts as a bridge connecting microscopic atomic masses to macroscopic lab quantities. One mole of any chemical species contains exactly 6.02214076x10^23 elemental entities such as atoms, molecules, or ions. This fundamental physical constant enables chemists to calculate exact reacting proportions of chemicals by mass.
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