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Chem 1

Lesson: 8 Scientific Notation

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What is scientific notation? A quick way to write really, really BIG or really, really small NUMBERS.
It is a way to express extremely large or small numbers easily and efficiently. Scientific Notaion
There are how many parts in the scientific notation? 3
Name the three parts in the scientific notation. coefficient, base, exponent
Which part determines the amount of places the decimal point will move? exponent
What part never changes? base
In large number rules in Scientific Notation, determine if the statement is true or false: Move the decimal to the right false (correct: Move the decimal to the left)
In large number rules in Scientific Notation, determine if the statement is true or false: a coefficient should be less than 10 true
In large number rules in Scientific Notation, determine if the statement is true or false: and multiplied by a base of nine false (correct: and multiplied by a base of )ten
In large number rules in Scientific Notation, determine if the statement is true or false: exponent is positive true
Is "23 x 10^5" the correct way to convert to scientific notation if the original give is 230000? if not, why? if yes, don't explain. no, because the coefficient or 23 is not less than 10
Is "2.3 x 10^5" the correct way to convert to scientific notation if the original given is 230000? if not, why? if yes, don't explain. yes
Is "1.37 x 10^8" the correct way to convert to scientific notation if the original given is 187,000,000? if not, why? if yes, don't explain. yes
Convert to Scientific notation: 347,000 3.47 X 10^5
Convert to Scientific notation: 902,000,000 9.02 X 10^8
Convert to Scientific notation: 61,400 6.14 X 10^4
In small number rules in Scientific Notation, determine if the statement is true or false: Move the decimal to the right true
In small number rules in Scientific Notation, determine if the statement is true or false: a coefficient should be less than 10 true
In small number rules in Scientific Notation, determine if the statement is true or false: and multiplied by a base of ten true
In small number rules in Scientific Notation, determine if the statement is true or false: since the exponent is moved to the right , it should be negative true
Convert 0.0023 to Scientific notation. 2.3 X 10^-3
Convert to standard form: 1.23 X 10^-5 (di ko sure sa term na standard form) 0.0000123
Convert to standard form: 6.806 X 10^-6 (di ko sure sa term na standard form) 0.000006806
Convert to Scientific notation: 4,000 4 X 10^3
Convert to Scientific notation: 306,000,000 3.06 X 10^8
Convert: 2.48 X 10^3 2,480
Convert: 6.123 X 10^6 6,123,000
The nucleus of a human cell is about 7 X 10^-6 meters in diameter. What is the length in standard notation? .000007
A ribosome, another part of a cell, is about 0.000000003 of a meter in diameter. Write the length in scientific notation. 3 X 10^-9
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