Chemistry: Could We Do Without the Mole Concept?

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The mole concept is widely regarded as fundamental to chemistry, facilitating the quantification of substances in chemical reactions. Without it, calculations involving stoichiometry, concentration, and gas laws would become significantly more complex and less intuitive. Some argue that while it is a convenience, the absence of the mole would hinder the ability to accurately measure and predict chemical behavior. Examples such as balancing equations and determining reaction yields illustrate the mole's critical role in chemistry. Ultimately, the consensus leans towards the idea that chemistry would be much more challenging without the mole concept.
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Discuss in detail (with the use of chemistry examples) whether the mole concept is fundamental and essential to chemistry, or merely a convenience concept. The bottom line question is "Could we do chemistry without the mole concept?"




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Discuss in detail (with the use of chemistry examples)
i think it would be a lot harder if it wasnt around but I am not sure..this is my essay ? for 10% of my grade in chem can i jst get a few opinions?
 
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Try to find ways of solving chemistry questions without using mole concept.
 
Thread 'Confusion regarding a chemical kinetics problem'

Thread 'Confusion regarding a chemical kinetics problem'

TL;DR Summary: cannot find out error in solution proposed. [![question with rate laws][1]][1] Now the rate law for the reaction (i.e reaction rate) can be written as: $$ R= k[N_2O_5] $$ my main question is, WHAT is this reaction equal to? what I mean here is, whether $$k[N_2O_5]= -d[N_2O_5]/dt$$ or is it $$k[N_2O_5]= -1/2 \frac{d}{dt} [N_2O_5] $$ ? The latter seems to be more apt, as the reaction rate must be -1/2 (disappearance rate of N2O5), which adheres to the stoichiometry of the...
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