Articles of category "Mole Day (23 October)"

When scientists are left to their own devices and they attempt to refine their social skills they can come up with some pretty far out stuff. Mole Day is one example of just how far out they can get. Mole Day is a day that scientists in North America use to try and get students at the high school level and below interested in chemistry and it has led to some very confused parents. Allow me to explain.

If you are a chemists in North America, then you may have heard of Mole Day in Fall. This is an unofficial holiday that is usually only celebrated by chemist on 6:02 on 10/12. They choose this time because in a way it shows the Avogadro content of a mole. A mole is the SI base that shows the full amount of a substance which is approximately 6.02 times 10 to the 23 power. If you are not a North American chemists, then you probably do not celebrate this holiday, but that is fine you should still know what it is.

Mole day is defiantly a weird kind of holiday. It isn't about what you might think it is about. But it is starting to gain a lot of popularity. The people in the chemistry community know all about mole day and they can celebrate it and know what they are celebrating. Whereas others outside of the chemistry community cannot really celebrate it and understand much about it.