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=Amadeus Avogadro = = Who was Amedeo Avogadro? = = His full name is Lorenzo Romano Amedeo Carlo Avogadro, was born on August 9, 1776 in Turin, Italy, into a family of distinguished lawyers. Already at the age of 16, he became a bachelor of jurisprudence (the science or philosophy of law). By the age of 20, he obtained his doctorate into ecclesiastical law, yet had a curious interest in the natural sciences. By 1800, he began his private studies into Physics and Mathematics. In 1809, Avogadro started teaching natural sciences in a high school in Vericelli. = = =



= = =Avogadro's Law = = Avogadro's law stated that at a constant temperature and pressure, same volumes of gas contain the same amount of molecules. = = = =Distinction of atoms and diatomic molecules= = Avogadro theorized that cretin gases, like nitrogen and oxygen, were in reality, were in reality 2 atoms instead of 1, this theory was of course new to the world of chemistry, and almost declined in the science world. = = = = =

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