Specified particles

Definition

The objects being counted, such as atoms, molecules, ions, electrons or formula units.

Used by OCR

Specification CM5.1i · Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 4 (Higher)

Amount of substance is not mass: equal amounts in moles contain equal numbers of specified particles, but those particles can have different masses.
Revise: Standard Form with Avogadro

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GCSE Chemistry · key term

The objects being counted, such as atoms, molecules, ions, electrons or formula units.

Used by OCR

Specification CM5.1i · Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 4 (Higher)

Amount of substance is not mass: equal amounts in moles contain equal numbers of specified particles, but those particles can have different masses.
Revise: Standard Form with Avogadro

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