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[–] crazyCat@sh.itjust.works 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

Can someone help a pleb like me know the guy and the number reference? Edit: thanks guys!, I’ll study him :-)

[–] witty_username@feddit.nl 28 points 5 months ago (2 children)

It's Avogadro's constant. The number of carbon atoms in 12 grams of carbon.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avogadro_constant

[–] acetanilide@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Wait. They redefined it in 2019 but I thought that "new" way was what I did in school 🤔

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

They changed the definition, the value is the same (within the error of the best available measurement of the time).

[–] DontRedditMyLemmy@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Isn't it the number of atoms of ANY element for it's element in number of grams?

[–] sirprize@lemm.ee 8 points 5 months ago (3 children)
[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 15 points 5 months ago

You kids these days with your Avogadro toast...

[–] bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] marcos@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

And that's how you capture a thread.

[–] OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago