Title: Scientific Notation and Significant Figures
1Scientific Notation and Significant Figures
2Scientific Notation
- When it says to write your answers in the form
-
- Then it means put your answer in scientific
notation!
where
3Scientific Notation
- 9 488 800 000 000 000
- 9.48 x 1015
- 000 000 000 000 324
- 3.2 x 10-13
.
.
4You Do 1 Write 345, 239, 235 in scientific
notation
- 3.45 X 107
- 3.45 x 108
- 34.5 x 107
- 3.45 x 10-8
Default MC Any MC All
5.000 000 71
- 7.1 x 10-9
- 7.1 x 10-7
- 71 x 10-8
Default MC Any MC All
65432.6 answer all that apply
- 5.43 x 101
- 5.4 x 103
- 5.43 x 103
Default MC Any MC All
7.325 671
- 32.6 x 10-2
- 3.26 x 10-1
- 3.26 x 101
Default MC Any MC All
82.5 x 10-4
93.24 x 108
10Significant Figures
3 sig figs -- 43600
6 is the third significant figure. Look at 4th
figure its lt 5, so dont change the 6. Make
everything else zeros
3 sig figs .0368
8 is the third significant figure because the 0
in front is a place holder. look at the next
digit. Its lt 5, so leave the 8. Leave off all
other numbers
11Significant Figures
3 sig figs 10 100
0 is the third significant figure. The zeroes are
significant, because it lies between two non-zero
digits. The digit behind the 0 is 5 or more, so
round the 0 to a 1 and make all other places
zeroes.
3 sig figs .204
3 is the third significant figure. Look at the
next digit. It is 5 or more, so round the 3 to a
4. Leave off all other numbers.
12Significant Figures
3 sig figs 19.0
9 is the third significant figure. Look at the
next digit. It is 5 or more, so round the 9 to a
0 and the 8 to a 9. Leave off all other numbers.
13.008 6 1
14523 1
154.053 3
16647 2
173081 2