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What is the difference between moles and molecules, like on an equation why is the number(coefficient) of the molecule referred to as the moles rather than molecules?
Original post by Jennifer50
What is the difference between moles and molecules, like on an equation why is the number(coefficient) of the molecule referred to as the moles rather than molecules?


A mole is 6.02×10236.02\times10^{23} molecules. In an equation, the number does not refer to the number of moles. It is the ratio in which the reactants react

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