Difference between revisions of "Amount of substance"
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|description=The '''amount of substance''', ''n'', is a base physical quantity, and the corresponding SI unit is the [[mole]] [mol]. Amount of substance (sometimes abbreviated as 'amount' or 'chemical amount') is proportional to the number of specified elementary entities of that substance, and the universal proportionality constant is the reciprocal value of the [[Avogadro constant]]. | |description=The '''amount of substance''', ''n'', is a base physical quantity, and the corresponding SI unit is the [[mole]] [mol]. Amount of substance (sometimes abbreviated as 'amount' or 'chemical amount') is proportional to the number of specified elementary entities of that substance, and the universal proportionality constant is the reciprocal value of the [[Avogadro constant]]. | ||
|info=[[Cohen 2008 IUPAC Green Book]] | |info=[[Cohen 2008 IUPAC Green Book]] | ||
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Amount of substance
Description
The amount of substance, n, is a base physical quantity, and the corresponding SI unit is the mole [mol]. Amount of substance (sometimes abbreviated as 'amount' or 'chemical amount') is proportional to the number of specified elementary entities of that substance, and the universal proportionality constant is the reciprocal value of the Avogadro constant.
Abbreviation: n
Reference: Cohen 2008 IUPAC Green Book
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