Mammoth Memory

1) Moles are a number

One mole is a number and is equal to 6x1023. The story below will help you to remember this number.

Mnemonic to remember the 6 in 6x1023
On the 6th day, God created mole and man.

 

Mnemonic to remember the 10 in 6x1023
The mole did a high ten with God and thanked Her. “Thanks!” he said, “is there any chance you could get me another friend?”

 

Mnemonic to remember the power 20 in 6x1023
Then there were two....

 

Mnemonic to remember the power 3 in 6x1023
And then they made three.

 

And then they made three.

6 x 1023 

Summary

1 mole is a number: 6 x 1023

6 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10

Or: 600,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (six hundred thousand million, million, million)

This amazingly big number is often referred to as Avogadro’s Constant.

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