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Most of the time, chemists deal with extremely large or extremely small numbers. They use scientific notation to conveniently write these numbers in decimal form.
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What are some jobs that use scientific notation?
Physicist, chemist, biologists, and doctors all use scientific notation.
What are the example of scientific notation?
Scientific notation is a way to signify really long numbers without writing it out in full, all 50 digits. 1,000,000,000 in scientific notation is 1.00 X 109
What is 3400 in scientific notation?
Just remember that there is one digit to the left of the decimal in scientific notation. All the other digits go on the right of the decimal. Then find an appropriate power of ten to write the rest of the number. Your 3,400 in scientific notation is 3.4 x 104in scientific notation.
What is 699000000 expressed correctly in scientific notation?
6.99 X 108 ------------- All those zeros are superfluous in scientific notation but would reappear if you wrote out the number in standard notation.
Why scientific notation is not used?
There's no reason at all not to use scientific notation when it can be helpful. Consequently, it's widely used in situations where it's helpful.
Is scientific notation exponential notation?
Yes, scientific notation is a form of exponential notation. In scientific notation, numbers are expressed as a product of a coefficient and a power of 10. The power of 10 represents the exponent in exponential notation.
What are the rules writing of scientific notation?
In scientific notation all numbers are written in the form: a*10b where a is a decimal number such that 1 ≤ a < 10 and b is an integer.
What is the caplu database?
The CAplus database is very important in the scientific community. It contains all the bibliographic information and abstracts for chemistry related articles and publications worldwide.
Who are some people that use scientific notation?
Almost all scientists and people working in a scientific discipline.
What is the scientific notation form for 0.0166 s?
911. We all die.
How do you solve scientific notation questions?
There is no single solution to all questions involving scientific notation. Different questions have different answers and so the question will need to be more specific.
What is 5607890 in scientific notation?
It is 5.60789*106, though by retaining almost all the digits, you lose some of the advantages of using scientific notation.
