College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 1 - Conceptual Questions - Page 18: 6

Answer

In scientific notation the decimal is placed after the first or leftmost numeral. The number of digits written equals the number of significant figures.

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In scientific notation the decimal is placed after the first or leftmost numeral. The number of digits written equals the number of significant figures.
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