LARRY BRUDZYNSKI Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Okay guys, I learned something new today. What is "Mole Day"? And no not the animal....Don't cheat and Google it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldoc Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I dont remember what it was, but it was from chemistry class. Some type of measurement I think. Chemistry wasnt my strong suit, I was more of a auto shop welding class kind of guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshbuys Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I don't use google.....so I'm in the clear! October 23.....that's all I'll say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LARRY BRUDZYNSKI Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 October 23rd is the correct day for the term. It's mole day every year celebrated on October 23rd from 6:02A.M. until 6:02P.M. It celebrates the mole which is a basic measuring unit in chemistry. The founder of the measurement was Avogadro back in the late 1700's and the early 1800's, of which he did not recieve recognition until after his death. They came up with the term to make it easier to use in equations. The actual equation is 6.022 137 × 10²³ . Or you could look at it this way. A mole is an incredibly large collection of stuff. It is a set of 6.022 137 × 10²³ things. That's 602 sextillion, 213 quintillion, 700 quadrillion items. Or...one mole 602,213,700,000,000,000,000,000 units. I learned this doing a school project with the young-uns. http://www.vu.union.edu/~stodolan/mole.html Just thought I would share, thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I'll admit I had to look it up... Wikipedia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony302600 Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 October 23rd is the correct day for the term. It's mole day every year celebrated on October 23rd from 6:02A.M. until 6:02P.M. It celebrates the mole which is a basic measuring unit in chemistry. The founder of the measurement was Avogadro back in the late 1700's and the early 1800's, of which he did not recieve recognition until after his death. They came up with the term to make it easier to use in equations. The actual equation is 6.022 137 × 10²³ . Or you could look at it this way. A mole is an incredibly large collection of stuff. It is a set of 6.022 137 × 10²³ things. That's 602 sextillion, 213 quintillion, 700 quadrillion items. Or...one mole 602,213,700,000,000,000,000,000 units. I learned this doing a school project with the young-uns. http://www.vu.union.edu/~stodolan/mole.html Just thought I would share, thanks guys Isn't it crazy how much people found out in 18-19th century. Nice find Larry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LARRY BRUDZYNSKI Posted October 23, 2009 Author Share Posted October 23, 2009 Not a find, was a 9th grade assignment. Found out today that the teacher backed off because not enough kids in the class could understand what mole meant. Myself and my girlfriends son learned quite a bit doing it. To bad more adults don't get this involved in classes with the young'uns now a days. I also found out that this particular subject is relatively difficult for college students to comprehend as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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