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This one fooled me....National Mole Day
Did you think about some little rodent burrowing under your lawn when you read the title? Well, think again.
NATIONAL MOLE DAY
National Mole Day recognizes a special number in chemistry. We’ll eliminate any visions of a burrowing creature celebration immediately. Chemists and chemistry students mark the occasion each year on October 23rd.
More specifically, the celebrations take place between 6:02 AM and 6:02 PM. In the U.S., the time and date are written 6:02 10/23. The time and date are derived from Avogadro’s number. Avagadro’s number is approximately 6.02×10^23. Hence, defining the number of particles (atoms or molecules) in one mole of substance, one of the seven base SI units.
· A mole is a unit of measurement used in chemistry to express amounts of a chemical substance.
· Avogadro’s number is a historical term closely related to the Avogadro constant.
· The Avogadro constant is named after the early 19th-century Italian scientist Amedeo Avogadro.
If you are like me, wondering how many atoms are in a mole can induce mild to sever headaches. I think this next National Day is just the answer.
NATIONAL BOSTON CREAM PIE DAY
National Boston Cream Pie Day serves up a delicious dessert on October 23rd each year. Pie lovers, move along. Cake lovers, pull up a chair. Let’s celebrate the cake with an identity crisis! Boston Cream Pie is a chocolate frosted, custard-filled cake that is loved by millions.
In 1856, at Boston’s Parker House Hotel, French chef Monsieur Augustine Francois Anezin created this pudding and cake combination.
The decadent cake comprises two layers of sponge cake filled with vanilla-flavored custard or creme patisserie. The cake is then topped with a chocolate glaze, such as a ganache or sometimes powdered sugar and a cherry.
In 1996, Massachusetts declared the Boston Cream Pie as their official dessert.
Comments
I teach Chemistry...
This is legit...
...sadly, this is legit...
Sadly? How else would you ensure proper stoichiometric ratios for a reaction without moles?
I think @StrayDawg needs to be involved here. She can shed some additional light on this subject.
My son had to build a Mole diorama for his chemistry class last year. Good thing he knew what he needed to do because I couldn't make it make sense in my head.
That's interesting. What did he do?
Good ole Stoichiometry... Algebra-based chemical calculations. Doesn't that sound fun, boys and girls? When you get to college, they call it quantitative analysis just to make it sound cool...
You can pretend your in a CSI episode and make it tolerable...
FYI - the best MOLE DAY projects for kids to bring in are cakes that look like moles, for obvious reasons...
More useful than memorizing the diatomic elements.
He made a mole out of styrofoam coming out of the ground and glued large pieces of glitter (a lot of glitter) to simulate the atoms.
Avocado or no Avocado, my cat eliminates moles more than birds and mice combined.
Yo, Eli. I've thought about your question and honestly don't know how I'd do it without moles. Or with moles.
7 SI
Lol at candela. Like 5 people use that
You always struck me as a foot-candle kind of guy. Light em up, Dawgs!