Discussion Topic:
In the study "The Mole Concept", we introduced the mole, the counting unit for atoms, molecules, and small particles. A mole is the amount of substance that contains as many particles as there are atoms in exactly 12 g of carbon-12. One mole contains 6.0221 X 1023 particles, which is called Avogadro's number. Avogadro's number allows chemists to connect unimaginably small entities to sizes that are found in the laboratory.
In the study, we looked at the size or mass of a mole of everyday items like pennies and donuts. We saw that a mole of pennies would stretch most of the way across the Milky Way. In this discussion, you're going to have a chance to devise your own fun "mole" problem. Come up with an everyday object and figure out how large or massive a mole of that object would be. Try to relate this size to something the other students will be familiar with. Explain to the other students how you solved your "mole" problem. Also, respond to the examples given by other students and propose alternate solutions and comparisons.
