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A more perfect unit: The New Mole || EXPERIMENTALS: Moles (part 2)
TWO MOLES. One is a unit in chemistry used to count really really tiny stuff like atoms and molecules. The other is a naked mole rat (which, to be fair, isn’t even a mole despite burrowing underground like one). Probably not—but… it did. Because that’s the day the mole unit went from being 6.022×10^23 to…
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Jessica Boddy
October 11, 2019 at 2:32 pm
As a person who has many moles I am here for this content
Popular Science
October 11, 2019 at 3:25 pm
LOL
Biomed Master
October 11, 2019 at 4:03 pm
Damn! Does this mean I have to retake 1st year chemistry? NOOOOOOOOOOOO! (Hollywood dramatic end scene scream…)
itsVivi
October 11, 2019 at 9:32 pm
Pretty sure it’s Mol not mole
Blanche Krakowski
October 12, 2019 at 2:47 pm
Of course
Popular Science
October 13, 2019 at 3:50 pm
Thanks for watching! The mole unit is spelled “mole”—just like the animal or spots on your skin. “Mol” is the symbol for the unit, most often used in equations. Check out this amazing explainer by The National Institute of Standards and Technology on the mole for even more information
William Murphy
January 26, 2020 at 5:56 am
Mole (unit) – Wikipedia
The mole (symbol: mol) is the unit of measurement for amount of substance in the International System of Units (SI). It is defined as exactly 6.02214076×1023 constitutive particles, which may be atoms, molecules, ions, or electrons.
Joax
October 11, 2019 at 9:32 pm
Pretty sure it’s Mol not mole
Piano Piano
October 13, 2019 at 3:46 am
AP Chem ptsd
Traveler
October 13, 2019 at 3:46 am
AP Chem ptsd