Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321908449
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-844-5

Chapter 1 - Section 1.4 - Key Math Skills for Chemistry - Additional Questions and Problems - Page 21: 1.48a

Answer

$5.6\times10^{-3}$

Work Step by Step

Moving the decimal point 3 places to the right gives a coefficient of 5.6 and a negative power of $10^{-3}$. The number 0.0056 written in scientific notation is $5.6\times10^{-3}$.
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