Avogadro, Amedeo


Avogadro, Amedeo

(ov″ŏ-god′rō) Italian physicist and chemist, 1776–1856.

Avogadro law

Equal volumes of gases at the same pressure and temperature contain equal numbers of molecules.

Avogadro number

The number of molecules, 6.0221367×1023, in one gram molecular weight of a compound.