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Introduction to Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences Scientific Notation Kirk Hunter Chemical Technology Department Texas State Technical College Waco. Scientific Notation. SCIENTIFIC NOTATION. Any number can be written as power of ten. 356 = 3.56 x 10 2 0.046 = 4.6 x 10 -2.
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Introduction to Chemistryfor Allied Health SciencesScientific NotationKirk HunterChemical Technology DepartmentTexas State Technical College Waco
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION Any number can be written as power of ten. 356 = 3.56 x 102 0.046 = 4.6 x 10-2
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION • When you write numbers in scientific notation, the decimal is always after the first non-zero digit. This number is called the coefficient. • The power of ten is called the exponent.
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION • If the original number is greater than ten, the exponent is positive. Example: 325 = 3.25 x 102 • If the original number is less than one, the exponent is negative. Example: 0.00278 =2.78-3
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION • Write the following numbers in scientific notation. 125 0.546 40,897 23.4 1065 67 0.0732 0.0048 0.00035
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION • Write the following numbers in scientific notation. 125 0.546 40,897 23.4 1065 67 0.0732 0.0048 0.00035 1.25 * 102 4.0897 * 104 5.46 * 10-1 2.34 * 101 1.065 * 103 6.7 * 101 7.32 * 10-2 4.8 * 10-3 3.5 * 10-4
SCIENTIFIC NOTATIONMath operations • Multiplication (3.5 x 102) x (2.0 x 103) = ? • Multiply the coefficients, add exponents. (3.5 x 2.0) x 10(2 + 3) = 7.0 x 105
SCIENTIFIC NOTATIONMath operations Multiply the following: A. (2.1 x 103)x (2.0 x 102) B. (3.1 x 10-1) x (3.0 x 10-2) C. (4.0 x 105) x (2.0 x 10-3)
SCIENTIFIC NOTATIONMath operations • Division 4.2 x 104 / 2.0 x 102 = ? • Divide the coefficients, subtract the exponents (4.2/2.1) x 10(4-2) = 2.1 x 102
SCIENTIFIC NOTATIONMath operations Divide the following: A. (3.4 x 105)/(1.7 x10-2) B. (6.3 x10-3)/(2.1 x 10-3)
SCIENTIFIC NOTATIONMath operations • Addition (1 .5 X103)+ (2.3 X 102)+ (2.0 X 103) All NUMBERS MUST HAVE THE SAME POWERS OF TEN (1.5 + 0.23 + 2.0) X 103 = 1.73 X 103
SCIENTIFIC NOTATIONMath operations Add: A. (2.0 X 104)- (3.0 X 103) B. (6.4 X 102)+ (2.3 X 103) + (4.5 X 104)