mol
/moʊl/
noun
- The base unit in chemistry for measuring the amount of a substance, equal to about 6.022 × 10²³ particles (atoms, molecules, etc.).
- To find the mass of one mol of carbon, you look at its atomic weight on the periodic table.
- The chemist added 0.5 mol of sodium chloride to the solution.
- One mol of water contains about 6.022 × 10²³ water molecules.