Significant Figures and Scientific Notation 23

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What happens if the exponent in scientific notation is a negative number?

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You will get a small number.

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How many significant figures are in the measurement 100.000 cL?

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6 significant figures.

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Convert the number 520,000,000 to scientific notation.

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5.2 x 10^8.

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How many significant figures are in the measurement 1000 mL?

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1 significant figure.

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How many significant figures are in the number 100000000?

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1 significant figure.

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What is the definition of significant figures?

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Significant figures are the digits in a number that contribute to its precision, including all non-zero digits, any zeros between significant digits, and trailing zeros in the decimal portion.

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How do you determine the number of significant figures in a measurement?

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Count all non-zero digits, any zeros between significant digits, and trailing zeros in the decimal portion.

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What is scientific notation?

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A way of expressing numbers as a product of a coefficient and a power of ten.

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Convert 0.00045 to scientific notation.

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4.5 x 10^-4.

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How do you convert a number to scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point to create a number between 1 and 10, then count the number of places moved to determine the exponent.