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Avo·ga·dro's law Pronunciation:
"av-&-"gäd-(")rOz-, "äv-, -"gad- Function:
noun : a law in chemistry: equal volumesof all gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules called also
Avogadro's hypothesis Avoágaádro /"av-&-'gäd-(")rO, "äv-/,
Count Amedea (1776–1856), Italian physicist and chemist. Avogadro is considered one of the founders of physical chemistry. In 1811, he made his outstanding scientific contribution:his hypothesis, now accepted as a scientific law, that equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain the same number of molecules. This hypothesis was a landmark in 19th-centurychemistry and is one of the basic concepts of modern chemistry.
