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: 1.48c

Answer

$8.9\times10^8$

Work Step by Step

Moving the decimal point 8 places to the left gives a coefficient of 8.9 and a power of $10^8$. The number 890000000 written in scientific notation is $8.9\times10^8$.
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