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Avogadro's constant
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constant /con·stant/ (kon´stint)
1. stable; not subject to change.
2. a quantity that is not subject to change.
association constant  a measure of the extent of a reversible association between two molecular species.
Avogadro's constant  see under number.
binding constant  association c.
Michaelis constant  a constant representing the substrate concentration at which the velocity of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction is half maximal; symbol K M or K m.
sedimentation constant  see under coefficient.
A·vo·ga·dro's constant (äv-gädrz, äv-)
n.
See Avogadro's number.
Avogadro's constant
[av′ōgad′rōz]
Etymology: Amedeo Avogadro, Italian physicist, 1776-1856
Avogadro's number.


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To remedy these problems, researchers want to define the kilogram as a function of the Avogadro constant, which measures the number of molecules (6.
Bearing down on the kilogram standard by Cowen, Ron / Science News
A] is the Avogadro constant, and 1000 is the number of [cm.
Quantitating fluorescence intensity from fluorophore: the definition ... by Schwartz, Abe / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
This measurement was a key input needed to obtain an improved value for the Avogadro constant, a fundamental constant of nature related to the amount of substance, and which may one day lead to a new natural standard of mass.
Richard D. Deslattes by Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
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