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1. In chemistry, what is a mole? __________________________________________________

2. Why is today mole day? ______________________________________________________

3. What is a mole in scientific notation? ____________________________________________

4. What is a mole in regular numbers? _____________________________________________

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5. Why do we care what a mole is? ______________________________________________

6. How much does a mole of helium weigh? ________________________________________

7. How much does a mole of Uranium weigh? ________________________________________

8. If a paperclip weighs one gram, how much would a mole of paperclips weigh in grams? ___________________________________________________________________________

9. How much is that in kilograms? _______________________________________________

10. 1 kg = 2.2 lbs. How much is that in pounds? __________________________________

11. 1 ton = 2000 lbs. How much is that in tons? __________________________________

12. If you had a mole of aluminum cans stacked across the continental U.S., how high would the stack reach?

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13. How much does a mole of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) weigh? _____________________

14. Suppose you were mixing a 1 Molar solution of NaOH. How do you do that?

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15. How do you mix a 5 molar solution?

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16. Who "owns" the mole? _____________________________________________________
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