Question

Define moles in science.

Answer 1

The mole is the unit of amount in chemistry. ... A mole of a substance isdefined as: The mass of substance containing the same number of fundamental units as there are atoms in exactly 12.000 g of 12C. Fundamental units may be atoms, molecules, or formula units, depending on the substance concerned.

Answer 2

Metric (SI) unit of amount (not mass or weight) of a substance. One mole is defined as the amount of substance containing as many elementary entities (atoms, molecules, ions, electrons, radicals, etc.) as there are atoms in 12 grams of carbon-12 (6.023 x 1023). ... Also called gram-molecular weight.