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Amedeo Avogrado was born on August 9, 1776 in Piedmont, Italy. He lived to be 80 when he died on July 9, 1856. Avogrado is known for Avogrado's law and Avogrado's constant...think the guy liked himself? Avogrado graduated in ecclesiastical law at the early age of twenty but shortly after decided to devote himself to physics and mathematics. In 1820 he became the professor of physics at the University of Turin. He was active in the revolutionary movements of 1821 against the King of Sardinia. Little is known about Avogadro's personal life except that he was religious. Avogadro believed that there were three types of molecules.

Avogadro's law states that the relationship between the masses of the same volume of different gases correspond to the relationship between their respective molecular weights. Hence, the relative molecular mass of a gas can be calculated from the mass of sample of known volume. The greatest problem Avogadro had was the confusion between molecules and atoms. This law helped give better meaning between atoms and molecules because of the focused attention with the two. Avogadro's number is one of the most important parts to chemistry and the atom. Avogadro's number, also known as a mole, states that the number of atoms, molecules, ions, or other particles in 1 mole of substance is equal to 6.022*10^23. This number is used a great deal in converting different quantities of a sample in chemistry. It allows for calculations to be made with this number.

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