Language of Chemistry - Scientific Notation

Question 1

scientific notation

Answer 1

• 2.4 *10^5 (read as two point four times ten to the fifth power)
• 2.4 is coefficient
• 5 is the exponent
• number is expressed as a coefficient between 1 and 10
• exponents are a reflection of the number of placeholders that the decimal point is moved
• decimal to right is negative exponent
• decimal to left is positive exponent