In the Sl system of units, the mole is one of
seven base units. It is frequently used in
chemical calculations. However, a mole of
something is just a particular quantity of it. It is
not a unit of measure in the way that meters,
seconds, and kilograms are. Calculations
performed with the number of moles of a
substance could also be performed with the
number of particles of a substance. Based on
this information, do you think that the mole
should be considered a base unit in the SI
system? Explain why or why not.
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