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  • Calculating Moles from Molecules: A Chemistry Explanation
    You can't have 1.21 molecules of HBr. Molecules are whole units, you can't have parts of a molecule.

    Here's how to think about moles and molecules:

    * Mole (mol): A mole is a unit of measurement used in chemistry. It represents a specific number of particles (atoms, molecules, etc.). One mole contains Avogadro's number of particles, which is approximately 6.022 x 10^23.

    * Molecule: A molecule is the smallest unit of a compound that retains the chemical properties of that compound.

    To find the number of moles in a given number of molecules, you would use Avogadro's number:

    * Moles = (Number of molecules) / (Avogadro's number)

    However, you need a whole number of molecules to calculate the number of moles.

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