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Lesson: Chapter 7 — Quantification of Elements and Compounds

7.4. The mole 7 of 8

Question 7

Why does the mole not suit measuring the substances met in daily life?

The right answer is the one marked above.

Because it stands for such a large amount. In practice the mole is used for things that occur in enormous numbers — atoms, molecules and ions.

The mole is not the smallest unit; it is quite the opposite. And it is itself the SI unit for amount of substance.

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