Chemistry 12th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0078021510
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-151-0

Chapter 1 - Chemistry: The Study of Change - Questions & Problems - Page 31: 1.32

Answer

a) 1.8$\times$10$^{-2}$ b) 1.14$\times$10$^{10}$ c) -5$\times$10$^{4}$ d) 1.3$\times$10$^{3}$

Work Step by Step

When adding/subtracting numbers in scientific notation, make sure that the values are in the same base-10 value, then add/subtract accordingly. When multiplying/dividing numbers, you don't have to convert them into the same base-10 exponential value, but add/subtract the exponents as you multiply/divide the bases.
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