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Mole Day is an unofficial holiday celebrated among chemists on October 23, between 6:02 AM and 6:02 PM,[1][2][3] making the date 6:02 10/23 in the American style of writing dates. The time and date are derived from Avogadro's number, which is approximately 6.02×1023, defining the number of particles (atoms or molecules) in one mole of substance, one of the seven base SI units.
Mole Day originated in an article in The Science Teacher in the early 1980s.[4] Inspired by this article, Maurice Oehler, now a retired high school chemistry teacher from Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, founded the National Mole Day Foundation (NMDF) on May 15, 1991.[4]
Many high schools around the United States, South Africa, Australia and in Canada celebrate Mole Day as a way to get their students interested in chemistry, with various activities often related to chemistry or moles.
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Themes
Year Theme[5] 1991 The Mole The Merrier 1992 Go For The Mole 1993 Mole Out The Barrrel 1994 An Ace in The Mole 1995 Moledi Gras 1996 Molemorial Day 1997 We Dig Chemistry 1998 Ride the Molercoaster 1999 It's A MOLE World 2000 Celebrate the Molennium 2001 Molar Odyssey 2002 Molar Reflections 2003 Rock "n" Mole 2004 Pi a la MOLE 2005 Moles-Go-Round 2006 Mole Madness 2007 Secret Agent Double Mole Seven in Moles are Forever 2008 Remember the Alamole 2009 Molar Express 2010 Moles of the Caribbean 2011 Moles of the Round Table 2012 Molar Eclipse Alternate observances
- Some schools celebrate "Mole Week" around October 23.[6]
- The American Chemical Society sponsors National Chemistry Week,[2] which occurs from the Sunday through Saturday during October in which the 23rd falls. This makes Mole Day an integral part of National Chemistry Week.
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References
- ^ This Week in Chemical History, American Chemical Society, http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_ARTICLEMAIN&node_id=124&content_id=WPCP_011088&use_sec=true&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=5c4d375c-a061-4f8d-9254-6e08a1b8985f, retrieved 2010-02-14
- ^ a b "National Chemistry Week Celebrates 20 Years", Chemical & Engineering News 85 (51), December 17, 2007, http://pubs.acs.org/cen/acsnews/85/8551acsnews1.html, retrieved 2010-02-14
- ^ "Chemistry In The Spotlight", Chemical & Engineering News 88 (50), December 13, 2010, http://pubs.acs.org/cen/acsnews/85/8551acsnews1.html, retrieved 2010-02-14
- ^ a b "History of National Mole Day Foundation, Inc.". moleday.org. http://www.moleday.org/htdocs/history.html.
- ^ http://www.moleday.org/
- ^ "Chemical club wins national recognition)". Central Michigan Life. 27 September 2004. http://media.www.cm-life.com/media/storage/paper906/news/2004/09/27/News/Chemical.Club.Wins.National.Recognition-2494711.shtml. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
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Categories:- October observances
- Unofficial observances
- Secular holidays
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