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**Welcome to 8th Grade Science Avogradro's wiki!**

 Lorenzo Romano __Amedeo__ Carlo __Avogadro__ //di Quaregna e di Cerreto//**  born 1776 - died 1856
 * The man for whom this science group was named is:

Avogadro was known as a "savant" who made significant contributions to molecular theory.

__What is a savant?__ "Savantism" can be described as a rare condition in which persons with [|developmental disorders] (including [|autism spectrum] disorders) have one or more areas of expertise, ability or brilliance that are in contrast with the individual's overall limitations (//Wikipedia//).

__What did Avogadro do that was so noteworthy?__ One of Avogadro's most noteworthy contributions to chemistry research was resolving confusion between atoms and molecules. He stated that gases are composed of molecules, and these molecules are composed of atoms. We will learn about this distinction in detail during the spring semester of this course.

The number of atoms, molecules or ions in 1 mol (pronounced "1 mole") of a substance, 6.02 x 10 23 (10 to the 23rd power). This is kind of like knowing that the number of items in a dozen is 12... the number of entities in a mol is 6.02 x 10 23 (10 to the 23rd power). **This is known as the Avogadro constant**.

You'll hear his name more often when we get into the chemistry section of this science course!