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SlouchyGuy t1_itpp7i1 wrote

Reply to comment by Felinomancy in TIL Amedeo Avogadro's contribution to chemistry, known as Avogadro's law, did not initially receive much attention when he published his paper in 1811. It was only a century later that his work was recognized, when the King of Italy attended a meeting commemorating the paper's 100th anniversary. by dustofoblivion123

You mean 12 g of carbon and 16g of oxygen?

Because Avogadro number is the number that depicts the number of atoms in a specific weight of the element. Just like "2" is a number of people in a couple regardless of their respective weights. Avogadro number is basically a conversion coefficient between quality of molecules/atoms of any substance and its weight, because its weight is proportional to number of protons, neutrons and electrons, which is fixed for each element in a neutral state on Earth

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MustacheEmperor t1_itrm9e3 wrote

But how did he squint enough to count all the atoms??

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GremioIsDead t1_itsthnp wrote

He counted the electrons, then divided.

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TheGarnetGamer t1_iu62vn7 wrote

What I love about this is... Considering how bonds work, I can't tell if this is a shit-post or the legitimate method.

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