Question

how do you write 7.6 x 10 to the 3rd power in decimal form?

Answer 1

7600.0

Answer 2

thank you

Answer 3

What you are doing here is moving the decimal to the right 3 places from where it is currently at right now.

Answer 4

ook what it it is was neagative?

Answer 5

However, if it had said \(7.6 \times 10^{-3}\) you would move the decimal to the left 3 places.

Answer 6

Try it.

Answer 7

ok
007.6?

Answer 8

Yes, move the decimal to the LEFT 3 positions. Everytime that you move it one to the left, add a zero. For instance: \(9.2 \times 10^{-2}\) would be 0.92 (one move) and then 0.092 (two moves). Does that make sense?

Answer 9

yes thank you

Answer 10

This is not chemistry, this is math

Answer 11

Significant figures is also reviewed in introductory chemistry as well as in the first day of general chemistry to enforce the importance of actually knowing what they are and the role they play.