Amedeo Avogadro
Lorenzo Romano Amedeo Carlo Avogadro di Quaregna e di Cerreto,[1] Coont o Quaregna an Cerreto (9 August 1776, Turin, Piedmont – 9 Julie 1856) wis an Italian scientist, maist notit for his contreibution tae molecular theory nou kent as Avogadro's law, that states that equal vollums o gases unner the same condeetions o temperatur an pressur will conteen equal nummers o molecules. In tribute tae him, the nummer o elementar entities (atoms, molecules, ions or ither particles) in 1 mole o a substance, 6.022140857(74)×1023, is kent as the Avogadro constant, ane o the seiven SI base units an representit bi NA.
Amedeo Avogadro | |
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| Born | 9 August 1776 Turin, Italy |
| Dee'd | 9 Julie 1856 (aged 79) Turin, Italy |
| Naitionality | Italian |
| Kent for | Avogadro's law Avogadro constant |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Pheesics |
| Institutions | Varsity o Turin |
References
eedit- ↑ Guareschi, Icilio (1911), "Amedeo Avogadro e la sua opera scientifica", Opere scelte di Amedeo Avogadro, Turin: Accademia delle scienze, pp. i–cxl.