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Redefining the Mole (NIST)

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NIST page on the mole, the SI base unit of amount of substance, adopted in 1971 and redefined in 2019 via a fixed Avogadro constant.

Facts
Publisher
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
URL
https://www.nist.gov/si-redefinition/redefining-mole
Source Type
government
Reliability Tier
1
Official U.S. government standards-agency page, matching the sourcing pattern already used for the existing Kelvin unit entity.
Sources
Redefining the Mole (NIST)
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Claims Backed By This Source (10 claims)

This source backs 10 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Units, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 connected, 2 general references.
  • Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.

Well-attested

7

Units

Connected

1

Units

General References

2

Units

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