CHS Chemistry Students Celebrate National Mole Day
Chemistry students at Clarendon High School have been learning about the MOLE, a basic unit of measuring mass in chemistry. To highlight the importance of the mole, schools around the world celebrate National Mole Day on October 23rd from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m. The mole is based on Avogadro's number (6.02 X 1023), the number of molecules or atoms in a gram-MOLEcular weight of an element or compound. Carbon's weight on the periodic table is 12, for example, so in 12 grams of carbon, there are Avogadro's number of atoms. Avogadro's number is so large that if you had that number of ice cubes, it would cover the entire earth with 6 feet of ice! The concept of the mole helps chemists and students alike to make sense of very small things like molecules and atoms. CHS students enjoyed finding out how many molecules of sugar were in their candy, and they celebrated by eating it and toasting NATIONAL MOLE DAY.