Chapter 1, Problem 1.123E

When a large or small number is written in standard scientific notation, the number is expressed as the product of a number between 1 and 10, multiplied by the appropriate power of 10. For each of the following numbers, indicate what power of 10 would be appropriate when expressing the numbers in standard scientific notation. a. 84,961,306 b. 0.4870 c. 0.000033812 d. 3,890,406,000,000

The number of people present at an outdoor rock concert was estimated by police to be 40,000. What is the high and low estimate for the number of people present at the concert if it is assumed that this estimate has each of the following uncertainties? a. 10,000 b. 1000 c. 100 d. 10

Perform the following calculations: a) 14.86 ml + 15.0 ml + 14.980 ml = b) (42.927 g/ml)(9.00 ml) = Round off the answers to the proper significant figures.

Type the number 8.75 x 10-4 in standard notation. Express your answer using standard notation.

A student found an object to weigh 163.46g. The “true” weight was known to be 163.24g. Calculate the accuracy (in ppt) of the student’s measurement.

What is the result of the following calculation to the correctnumber of significant figures?(6.266 − 6.261) ÷ 522.0 = a) 9.5785 × 10–6b) 9.579 × 10–6c) 9.58 × 10–6d) 9.6 × 10–6e) 1 × 10–5

what is the sum of the measured values 539, 35.4, 0.90, and 9.0 ?

Evaluate to the appropriate number of significant figures and express in scientific notation:(4.791 x 109 - 3.291 x 1012) / (7.120 x 10-5 + 7.120 x 10-8 + 7.120 x 10-11)

Convert the following values and write answers in scientific notation, where appropriate. 6.8 Ibs so kg