Chemistry GCSE
Chemical amount
What Chemical amount means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Chemical amount
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A quantity measured in moles, where the symbol for the unit mole is mol.
Topics that use Chemical amount
- Moles (HT only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Balanced equations
- Electron counting
- Mass–mole conversions
- Molar mass
- Mole as the amount unit
- Mole calculations
- Mole concept
- Rearranging equations and unit consistency
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