Chemistry In Focus
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Author: Tro, Nivaldo J.
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Chapter 2, Problem 16E
Express each of the following numbers in scientific notation:
a. 19,570,261 (population of New York state)
b. 7,190,900,000 (world population)
c. 0.00000000007461 m (length of a hydrogen- hydrogen
d. 0.000015 m (diameter of a human hair)
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