Mole

Mole

Amount of (chemically homogeneous) substance, containing as many grammes as the numerical value of the molecular weight, e.g., for KCl (potassium chloride), 1 mol = 74.6 g, for MgSO4 (magnesium sulfate), 1 mol=120 g.

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