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Lorenzo Romano Amedeo Carlo Avogadro di Quaregna e di Cerreto, Count of Quaregna and Cerreto was an Italian scientist. He is most noted for his contributions to molecular theory, including what is known as Avogadro's law. In tribute to him, the number of elementary entities in 1 mole of a substance, 6.02214179×10^23, is known as the Avogadro constant, one of the seven SI base units and represented by NA. Source: Wikipedia

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Name:
Amedeo Avogadro
Full Name:
Lorenzo Romano Amedeo Carlo Avogadro di Quaregna e di Cerreto
Nationality:
Italy
Profession:
Chemist
Religion:
Catholicism
Date of Birth:
August 9, 1776
Astrological Sign:
Leo
Date of Death:
July 9, 1856
Age at Death:
79
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