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Loschmidt's number
[ loh-shmits ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- the number of molecules in one cubic centimeter of an ideal gas at standard temperature and pressure, equal to 2.687 × 10 19.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Loschmidt's number1
After Joseph Loschmidt (1821–95), Austrian chemist, who calculated it
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