Abstract
The new suggested definition of the unit of the amount of substance in terms of the inertial and gravitational properties of the xenon mole suggested in [1] is briefly examined. The fallacy of this suggestion is shown.
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Translated from Izmeritel'naya Tekhnika, No. 1, pp. 71–72, January, 1995.
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Yudin, M.F. Is it possible to refine a nonexisting standard?. Meas Tech 38, 127–129 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00976762
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