Avogadro’s number, (6.02 x 10 to the 23rd power), holds a dear place in the hearts of chemists everywhere.

It is celebrated from 6:02 a.m. until 6:02 p.m. on Oct. 23. That week is National Chemistry Week by the American Chemical Society (ACS).

Missouri State University’s chapter of ACS has several chemistry activities planned to commemorate Avogadro’s number and National Chemistry Week.

Oct. 19

Several members of the chemistry advisory board will speak to students about professional readiness. They will do a panel on how to be more marketable for jobs.

“These are people who have been in industry for some time and can give us great insights into some of the things they look for in candidates when hiring,” said Daryl Meyer, president of ACS.

The event will be at 2 p.m. in Meyer Library, Room 101.

During the week

From Oct. 22-26, there will be moles hidden around the chemistry department. They will be in Temple Hall on the fourth floor.

Look for regular brown moles, green moles and blue moles. Keep them, because they’ll be important Oct. 26. They’ll be worth trivia questions that can win you prizes.

Oct. 23

Missouri State’s chapter of ACS presents Program in a Box, a larger collaboration with the National ACS.

They will show “Voyage to Mars: Red Planet.” It is a live webinar, with an interactive question and answer session at the end with experts. This will start at 6 p.m.

Before the Program in a Box, ACS will show “Rocket Science 101: Engineering and Propulsion” at 5 p.m. There will be food and drinks.

Both events are in Temple Hall, Room 002.

Oct. 26

To end the week, ACS will create Demos in the Dark in the Temple Hall courtyard.

At 6:30 p.m., chemists will show different chemical reactions.

“We do this in the evening because most of the chemistry demonstration reactions we do will involve flames, often of different colors,” Meyer said.

After the demonstrations, anyone who has a mole from during the week will get to answer a trivia question. One mole equals one question. Answer correctly, you get a prize.

The harder the question, the bigger the prize. Each mole represents a different level of difficulty.

There will be a bake sale and chemistry-inspired concessions.

See you there.