>> ...and here I was thinking that 12g of C12 was *defined as* one mole of
>> C12 atoms...
>
> Hence the definition of 'mole' depends on the definition of 'kilogram',
> not the other way around.
Ah, I see.
Couldn't they just reverse it? I mean, just say that 1 Kg = the mass of
XXX C12 atoms?
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