Nerd271, I'm vaguely curious about your revert, for which you gave no rationale (which should be seen in the context where I did explain my edit adequately). The text concerned is in WP's voice, so there are no issues with faithfulness to a quote or article title. Please do not be deceived by Google ngram counts: these do not reflect scholarly literature. As far as I can tell using Google Scholar, recent literature (consistently over at least the last decade) dominantly uses the name "Avogadro number" rather than "Avogadro's number". —Quondum 13:07, 27 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
- The rationale is given in the edit summary. No, I was not thinking in terms of what people might or might not find on Google. That was a matter of style. Since "the Avogadro number" has already been used in the same paragraph, writing "Avogadro's number" is a good idea. Good writing avoids unnecessary repetition. I doubt scholars insist on saying on or the other, to be honest. Nerd271 (talk) 01:03, 28 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
- Thanks for the clarification. I could not glean this from your choice of words in your edit summary ("Or we can use varied phrasing"). Looking more closely, there is a bigger problem with this: the use of "Avogadro('s) number" where it is likely to be confused with "Avogadro constant"; they are not equivalent. I'll give this some thought, while trying to limit repetition of the name. —Quondum 16:15, 28 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
- Please explain why they are not the same thing. Nerd271 (talk) 12:38, 29 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
- This is explained briefly in the lead of Avogadro constant. They are dimensionally different. The Avogadro number, N0, is a (rather large) dimensionless number, whereas the Avogadro constant, NA, has the unit mol−1. Since units behave like variables of unknown (and unknowable) value, the two cannot be equated directly. They are related by NA = N0 / 1 mol. As far as I'm aware, the Avogadro number has little scientific utility beyond its use in defining the mole and the Avogadro constant, but is more relatable in informal contexts. —Quondum 15:29, 29 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
- Same difference. Avogadro's constant is the number of items in one mole. Nerd271 (talk) 20:07, 29 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
- Incorrect. But since you clearly are not really interested, I will not continue. —Quondum 22:38, 29 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
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