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Avogadro

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A·vo·ga·dro  v-gädr, äv-), Amedeo 1776-1856.
Italian chemist and physicist who advanced the hypothesis that has come to be called Avogadro's law. From this hypothesis other physicists were able to calculate Avogadro's number.

Avogadro [ˌævəˈgɑːdrəʊ (Italian) avoˈgaːdro]
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(Biographies / Avogadro, Amedeo (1776-1856) M, Italian, SCIENCE: physicist) Amedeo (ameˈdɛːo), Conte di Quaregna. 1776-1856, Italian physicist, noted for his work on gases
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Noun1.Avogadro - Italian physicist noted for his work on gases; proposed what has come to be called Avogadro's law (1776-1856)


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making the (American) date 6:02 10/23, after the Avogadro constant which is approximately 6.
0]: Avogadro constant r: particle radium; inorganic particle in this case [lambda]: Wavelength of light [n.
 
 
 
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