This method is used by engineers, mathematicians, scientists. An example of scientific notation is 1.3 ×106 which is just a different way of expressing the standard notation of the number 1,300,000. Standard notation is the normal way of writing numbers.
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Scientific Notation.
Scientific Notation | Standard Form |
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1.23 ×106 | 1,230,000 |
What is scientific notation in chemistry?
Scientific notation is a way to express numbers as the product of two numbers: a coefficient and the number 10 raised to a power. It is a very useful tool for working with numbers that are either very large or very small.
What is standard form in chemistry?
If a quantity is written as the product of a power of 10 and a number that is greater than or equal to 1 and less than 10, then the quantity is said to be expressed in standard form (or scientific notation). It is also known as exponential form.