Physics A-Level
Molar calculations
What Molar calculations means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Molar calculations
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Finding the number of moles by dividing mass in grams by molar mass in g mol⁻¹, or by dividing number of particles by the Avogadro constant.
Topics that use Molar calculations
- S.I. units (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Avogadro constant
- Base units
- Derived units
- Dimensional analysis
- Mass and the kilogram
- Prefixes and unit conversion
- S.I. base quantities
- S.I. base units
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