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0 pointsJyaif8y ago0 comments

Why can't they update the Avogadro constant and keep having 1 mole weight 12g of carbon 12?

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And for that matter, isn't it a bit frivol to call it a constant, if it's based on something mutable? Perhaps "the Avogadro number" would be a more appropriate name.

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0 pointsJyaif8y ago0 comments

Why can't they update the Avogadro constant and keep having 1 mole weight 12g of carbon 12?

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spiralganglion8y ago

And for that matter, isn't it a bit frivol to call it a constant, if it's based on something mutable? Perhaps "the Avogadro number" would be a more appropriate name.

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