Answer to Question #149748 in General Chemistry for Ivan rug

Question

Express (5.07x10^5) g in SI base units using scientific notation.

Answer 1

S.I unit of mass is kg

To convert gram to kilogram, you divide gram by 1000

Therefore, $5.07×10^5$g = $\dfrac{5.07×10^5}{1000} kg$ = 5.07 × 10² kg

This means that 5.07×10⁵ g expressed in SI unit is 5.07×10² kg.