Avogadro's number represents the quantity of atoms in exactly 12.00 g of carbon-12 and corresponds to the number of atoms, molecules, ions, formula units, or other particles present in one mole of any substance.

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That is correct. Avogadro's number, also known as Avogadro's constant, is a fundamental chemical constant that is the number of particles (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) found in one mole of a substance. It is named after the Italian scientist Amedeo Avogadro. The value of Avogadro's number is approximately \(6.022 \times 10^{23}\) particles/mole. This means that in one mole of any pure substance, there are roughly \(6.022 \times 10^{23}\) particles of that substance.

To relate this to the example you mentioned:

If you have exactly 12.00 g of carbon-12, which is the isotope of carbon with an atomic weight of 12 unified atomic mass units (u), this mass contains Avogadro's number of carbon atoms. - The reason this particular mass is chosen is that the atomic weight of carbon-12 is defined as exactly 12 u, and by definition, the mass in grams of one mole of a substance (its molar mass) is numerically equal to its atomic or molecular weight in unified atomic mass units. - For carbon-12, a mole is 12.00 g, and that corresponds to Avogadro's number of atoms.