JCE 2007 (84) 223 [Feb] How and When Did Avogadro's Name become Associated with Avogadro's Number?


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How and When Did Avogadro's Name become Associated with Avogadro's Number?

William B. Jensen
Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0172

February 2007
Vol. 84 No. 2
p. 223

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Abstract

In response to a reader query, the column traces the process by which Avogadro's name became associated with Avogadro's number in American college and high school chemistry texts.

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Citation	Jensen, William B. J. Chem. Educ. 2007 84 223.
Keywords	History / Philosophy; Nomenclature / Units / Symbols
History	Created: Last Updated:	1/9/2007 1/18/2007

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