Amedeo Avogadro

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Amedeo Avogadro was a 19th-century Italian scientist best known for formulating Avogadro's law, which laid the foundation for the concept of the mole and the Avogadro constant in chemistry.

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instanceOf chemist
human
physicist
scientist
birthName Lorenzo Romano Amedeo Carlo Avogadro
linked to: Amedeo Avogadro
centuryOfActivity 19th century
countryOfCitizenship Italy
Kingdom of Sardinia
dateOfBirth 1776-08-09
dateOfDeath 1856-07-09
educatedAt University of Turin
era 19th-century science
familyName Avogadro
linked to: Amedeo Avogadro
fieldOfWork chemistry
molecular theory
physics
givenName Amedeo
hasConceptNamedAfter Avogadro constant
Avogadro's number
linked to: Avogadro constant
hasHonorificTitle Count
hasLawNamedAfter Avogadro's law
hasNameInLanguage Amedeo Avogadro (English)
linked to: Amedeo Avogadro

Amedeo Avogadro (Italian)
linked to: Amedeo Avogadro
influenced development of atomic theory
development of molecular theory
kinetic theory of gases
stoichiometry in chemistry
knownFor Avogadro constant (conceptual foundation)
Avogadro's law
linked to: Avogadro constant

concept of the mole in chemistry (foundation)
livedIn Turin
memberOf University of Turin faculty
linked to: University of Turin
nationality Italian
nativeLanguage Italian
notableIdea equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules
occupation chemist
lawyer
physicist
professor
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Sardinia
Turin
placeOfDeath Turin
positionHeld professor of mathematical physics at the University of Turin
religion Roman Catholicism
studied law
mathematics
physics
workLocation Turin

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Avogadro constant isNamedAfter Amedeo Avogadro
Amedeo Avogadro familyName Avogadro
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Amedeo Avogadro birthName Lorenzo Romano Amedeo Carlo Avogadro
linked to: Amedeo Avogadro
Amedeo Avogadro hasNameInLanguage Amedeo Avogadro (English)
linked to: Amedeo Avogadro
Amedeo Avogadro hasNameInLanguage Amedeo Avogadro (Italian)
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Avogadro's law namedAfter Amedeo Avogadro
Avogadro's law historicalProposedBy Amedeo Avogadro
Amedeo hasNotableBearer Amedeo Avogadro
Amedeo Avogadro familyName Avogadro
subject linked to: Amedeo
linked to: Amedeo Avogadro
Avogadro's law namedAfter Amedeo Avogadro
subject linked to: Amedeo
Avogadro's number namedAfter Amedeo Avogadro
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