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Avogadro and His Constant
Author(s) -
Murrell John N.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
helvetica chimica acta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.74
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1522-2675
pISSN - 0018-019X
DOI - 10.1002/1522-2675(20010613)84:6<1314::aid-hlca1314>3.0.co;2-q
Subject(s) - avogadro constant , constant (computer programming) , chemistry , brownian motion , charge (physics) , theoretical physics , physics , thermodynamics , quantum mechanics , computer science , programming language
An account is given of the historical development of Avogadro 's hypothesis, and of the principal methods of determining Avogadro 's constant which have been used over the past 200 years. These include the kinetic theory of gases, Brownian motion, measurement of the electron charge, black‐body radiation, alpha particle emission, and X‐ray measurements.