Happy Mole Day

Posted Thu Oct 23, 2008 in Science

It’s that time of the year again when we return to Mole Day, a day in which we celebrate the number of grams comprising a mole of an element or compound.

Avogadro’s Constant (or Avogadro’s Number, 6.02 × 10²³, for us old folks) is an important value for those who do chemistry, or use chemistry as part of their work (or play). I still recall first learning the principles of chemistry from my Physical Science teacher in high school. Stoichiometry was fun.

Happy Mole Day!

In other news, Young Son and I head home today about noon. It’s been an intense few days here in Lubbock, far more so than I expected. But, I accomplished much of what I came to do, so it was a good trip. However, I’m now ready to be home again.