Molecular count and amount of substance

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Molecular count and amount of substance by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-13 Updated 2026-10-24
The molecular count is a dimensionless integer; the amount of substance has unit mole, symbol . They satisfy
The Avogadro constant is exact by the modern definition of the mole: see SI base unit: mole by Bureau International des Poids et Mesures. Thus two water molecules correspond to moles, whereas two moles of water contain molecules. A mole is a unit for counting specified entities, which may also be chemical atoms, ions or electrons.

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