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Verified for the 2026 examโขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โข Last updated September 2025
Definition
In chemistry, 'n' often represents moles, which are units used to count particles like atoms or electrons. One mole contains approximately 6.022 x 10^23 particles - this number is known as Avogadro's number.