# Chapter 2, Problem 1SAQ

### Introductory Chemistry (6th Editio...

6th Edition
Nivaldo J. Tro
ISBN: 9780134302386

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### Introductory Chemistry (6th Editio...

6th Edition
Nivaldo J. Tro
ISBN: 9780134302386
Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation: The number 0.000042 is to be expressed in scientific notation.

Concept Introduction: Scientific notations are used to express too big and too small numbers in a decimal form for better representation of the number. It simplifies the calculations. According to this notation, all numbers are expressed in the following manner:

m×10n.

Here, m is called decimal part, that is any real number lying between 1 and 10 and 10n is an exponent part where, n is an integer.

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