In a recent thread, someone inquired about the efficacy of electronic mole traps. That exchange inspired me to provide The Lounge with this tutorial on mole trapping, describing a sure-fire method ...

Celebrate Mole Day with the American Chemical Society every year on October 23. Mole Day commemorates Avogadro's Number 6.02 x 1023, a basic measuring unit in chemistry.

October 23rd marks Mole Day in the United States. Chemistry classes and chemistry enthusiasts celebrate this unofficial holiday with activities, cakes and jokes galore. Here’s what you need to know.

The terms mole and molar mass are introduced and used in calculations.

Schools around the country will be eating pie-a-la-mole and guaca-mole on Monday to celebrate National Mole Day. In honor of the number -- 6.022E23 -- used to calculate the mass of atoms, students ...

Chemistry Nerds Rejoice—It’s Mole Day Named for a unit of atomic particles, this decades-old quirky holiday seeks to raise enthusiasm for chemistry with cakes, crafts and a lot of bad jokes ...

Meet the ACS moles and find out when you can join them in celebrating chemistry!

Creative commons photo of a mole found in France by flickr user J. Marsh It's October 23, or Mole Day for chemistry enthusiasts. From 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m. students and teachers celebrate their ...

The main point of his argument is that “a mole is just a numerical value, and has as much physical meaning as the term dozen.” Could this do for chemistry what the downgrading of Pluto did for ...