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Loschmidt's number

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[loh-shmits] / ˈloʊ ʃmɪts /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. the number of molecules in one cubic centimeter of an ideal gas at standard temperature and pressure, equal to 2.687 × 10 19.

Etymology

Origin of Loschmidt's number

After Joseph Loschmidt (1821–95), Austrian chemist, who calculated it

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