EBK INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY
EBK INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY
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Author: CORWIN
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Chapter PSS, Problem 13KT
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The key term corresponding to the definition “a method for expressing numbers by moving the decimal place after the first significant digit and indicating the number of decimal moves by a power of 10” is to be stated.

Concept introduction:

Scientific notation is a method of writing extremely large or small numbers conveniently. In it, the decimal point is placed after one significant digit and the number is multiplied by 10 raised to some power such that it equals the original number.

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