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what What does the unit "kcal/mol" mean?

there! II recently encountered a unitunits of energy, named "kJ/mol" written as (or sometimes "kcal/mol")$``\mathrm{kJ}/\mathrm{mol}"$ or $`` \mathrm{kcal} / \mathrm{mol} "$. I'm aware of the meanings of "kJ"$`` \mathrm{kJ} "$ and "mol", respectively. However$`` \mathrm{mol} " , $ however, I don't understand their combinationwhat they mean when put together like such. So, what's the meaning of this kind of units by ".

/molQuestions:"? Could it be converted into "kcal" or "kJ"?

  1. How does the qualifier $`` / \mathrm{mol} "$ modify the meaning of a unit of energy like $\mathrm{kJ}$ or $\mathrm{kcal}$?

  2. Can $\mathrm{kJ}/\mathrm{mol}$ or $\mathrm{kcal} / \mathrm{mol}$ be converted into $\mathrm{kJ}$ or $\mathrm{kcal}$?

what does the unit "kcal/mol" mean?

there! I recently encountered a unit of energy, named "kJ/mol" (or sometimes "kcal/mol"). I'm aware of the meanings of "kJ" and "mol", respectively. However, I don't understand their combination like such. So, what's the meaning of this kind of units by "/mol"? Could it be converted into "kcal" or "kJ"?

What does the unit "kcal/mol" mean?

I recently encountered units of energy written as $``\mathrm{kJ}/\mathrm{mol}"$ or $`` \mathrm{kcal} / \mathrm{mol} "$. I'm aware of the meanings of $`` \mathrm{kJ} "$ and $`` \mathrm{mol} " , $ however, I don't understand what they mean when put together like this.

Questions:

  1. How does the qualifier $`` / \mathrm{mol} "$ modify the meaning of a unit of energy like $\mathrm{kJ}$ or $\mathrm{kcal}$?

  2. Can $\mathrm{kJ}/\mathrm{mol}$ or $\mathrm{kcal} / \mathrm{mol}$ be converted into $\mathrm{kJ}$ or $\mathrm{kcal}$?

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what does the unit "kcal/mol" mean?

there! I recently encountered a unit of energy, named "kJ/mol" (or sometimes "kcal/mol"). I'm aware of the meanings of "kJ" and "mol", respectively. However, I don't understand their combination like such. So, what's the meaning of this kind of units by "/mol"? Could it be converted into "kcal" or "kJ"?