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The Avogadro constant (symbols: L, NA), also called the Avogadro number, is the number of atoms in exactly 12 grams of 12C. A mole is defined as this number of "entities" (usually, atoms or molecules) of any material. The currently accepted value for this number is:
» N_A = (6.022 , 141 , 79pm 0.000 , 000 , 30), imes,10^ ,.

» based on silicon (For silicon 8 is the unit cell density. For other types of cubic lattices, this number may vary.)

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Supermarket chain Trader Joe's sell guacamole packs called Avocado's Number, a joke based on the "-mole" ending of "guacamole" and the primary ingredient of this dip. The package states that "there aren't 6.02214179 x 1023 avocados in here, but five avo's isn't bad".

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