If one mole of carbon-12 (#"^12C#) atoms was weighed, what would it have a mass of?

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anor277
Feb 1, 2017

Well, approx. #12*g#.

Explanation:

By definition, #"Avogadro's number"# #=# #6.022xx10^23*mol^-1# is the number of #""^12C# #"atoms"# present in a #12*g# sample of #""^12C#.

See this [older answer and links.](https://socratic.org/questions/how-should-i-study-about-moles-and-how-they-relate-to-things-like-stoichiometry)

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