Answer to Question #151605 in Chemistry for Jared Garcia

Question

How do you write 5.6*10^-3 in standard form

Answer 1

Solution:

Scientific notation: 5.6×10⁻³

The exponent of (−3) indicates that the decimal should be moved to the left when converting the number to standard form.

Hence,

5.6×10⁻³ = 0.0056

standard form: 0.0056

Answer: 0.0056 is 5.6×10⁻³ in standard form.