National Mole Day Foundation, Inc.


 

The theme for Mole Day 2010 is:  Moles of the Caribbean

What is Mole Day?

Celebrated annually on October 23 from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m., Mole Day commemorates Avogadro's Number (6.02 x 10^23), which is a basic measuring unit in chemistry. Mole Day was created as a way to foster interest in chemistry. Schools throughout the United States and around the world celebrate Mole Day with various activities related to chemistry and/or moles.

For a given molecule, one mole is a mass (in grams) whose number is equal to the atomic mass of the molecule. For example, the water molecule has an atomic mass of 18, therefore one mole of water weighs 18 grams. An atom of neon has an atomic mass of 20, therefore one mole of neon weighs 20 grams. In general, one mole of any substance contains Avogadro's Number of molecules or atoms of that substance. This relationship was first discovered by Amadeo Avogadro (1776-1858) and he received credit for this after his death.

To find out more about The National Mole Day Foundation, how to become a member or just to read some mole jokes, select your topic below.
Moleday e-commerce Shop 
Membership Information
Links to other chemistry sites 
George Hague Memorial Travel Award   Application deadline is March 1, 2011
Mole of The Year Award          Application deadline is May 1, 2011
The Maury Award    Grants for NMDF members - Application deadline is March 1, 2010
Ask Monty Mole -  The advice column of befuddled molers  
A Dictionary of Mole Day Terms and Mole Day Jokes 
Mole Day History
Mole Day Project Suggestions
Past Mole Day Themes, 1991-1993
Past Mole Day Themes, 1994-1996
Past Mole Day Theme, 1997-2000
2001 - 2003 Mole Day Themes  
2004 Mole Day Theme   
Mole Day 2005 & 2006 Themes 
Mole Day 2007 Theme   
Mole Day 2008 Theme 
Mole Day Theme for 2009  and words to theme song by Mike Offutt


MOLE  PLEDGE

(Background:  When saying the pledge of allegiance to the U.S. flag, one faces the flag.  If no flag is present, one should face our nation's capitol, Washington D.C.  When saying the pledge to the mole, a real mole is usually not present.  So, one should bend over and face the earth!)

I pledge allegiance to the mole, and to the science from which it comes, one SI unit, extremely divisible, with micromoles and millimoles for all.     (Provided by R. Thomas Myers - Kent State University, Kent, OH)

 

I pledge allegiance to the mole, to the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, and to the atomic mass for which it stands, one number, most divisible, with atoms and molecules for all.                                        (Provided by Sylvia Cooper - Morgantown High School, Morgantown, WV)

 

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