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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The density of hydrogen is 0.0000899 . g/cm^3 @ganeshie8 help me Which of the following would be a reasonable estimate of the density of hydrogen?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

options ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes one sec

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a. 9 x 10^-5 g/cm3 b. 8 x 10^-4 g/cm3 c. 9 x 10^-4 g/cm3 d. 8 x 10^-5 g/cm3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@ganeshie8

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

whats your best guess ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

on this one I honestlyu have no idea I would go with a thoe but I think im so wrong @ganeshie8

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

looking at the options, looks like we need to move the decimal point to right : 0.0000899 multiply top and bottom by 10^5

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

you get 8.99/10^5 yes ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yea

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

8.99 is close to 9 compared to 8, so you can round it off to 9 : 8.99/10^5 ~ 9/10^5

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

next send that 10^5 to top and look at the options again

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so is it d

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

8.99/10^5 ~ 9/10^5 = `9 x 10^-5`

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

it is a

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