Amedeo Avogadro

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Noun1.Amedeo Avogadro - Italian physicist noted for his work on gases; proposed what has come to be called Avogadro's law (1776-1856)
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Where [N.sub.0] is Avagadro's number, h is Planck's constant, V is molar volume, and k is Boltzmann constant.
This unusual feat was achieved by Avagadro, who put forward the hypothesis that bears his name that equal volumes of all gases under the same conditions of temperature and pressure have the same numbers of molecules.
Inserting [v.sub.f/[v.sub.i] = 2, and dividing R by Avagadro's number to change the system mass from a mole to a molecule, we obtain