Chemistry: The Molecular Science (5th Edition)

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285199049
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-904-7

Chapter 2 - Chemical Compounds - Questions for Review and Thought - Topical Questions - Page 90c: 69

Answer

It is less cumbersome.

Work Step by Step

At times, it can be cumbersome to constantly be dealing with very large and very small numbers in scientific notation. The mole provides a more convenient way to talk about the number of molecules, for the number of moles is much more likely to be near 1.
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