Micromole
Micromole
A micromole (SI symbol: μmol) is a unit of amount of substance that is part of the SI. It is equal to 10−6 moles, or 1 millionth of a mole.
Definition[edit | edit source]
The micromole is a unit of measurement that is used in chemistry and biology to express amounts of a chemical substance. It is defined as the amount of a substance that contains as many elementary entities (such as atoms, molecules, ions, electrons, or photons) as there are atoms in 12 grams of pure carbon-12, which is approximately 6.02214076×1023 entities.
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In chemistry and biology, the micromole is commonly used to express concentrations of substances in solutions, such as the concentration of a drug in a patient's blood, or the amount of a particular substance in a cell or tissue. It is also used in calculations involving chemical reactions, where it can be used to express the amounts of reactants and products.
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