Avogadro's constant


 * See for more details Avogadro's number.

The SI definition of Avogadro's constant (designated NA) is: the number of entities (such as atoms, ions,  or molecules) per mole. (This definition requires a definition of mole that does not rely on NA, but one that is in terms of 12C atoms). The constant NA has dimension mol&minus;1. The numeric value of Avogadro's constant is NA = 6.022&thinsp;141&thinsp;79  x 1023 mol&minus;1.

Because the mole and Avogadro's number are defined in terms of the atomic mass constant (one twelfth of the mass of a 12C atom), Avogadro's constant and number have by definition the same numerical value. In practice the two terms are used interchangeably.