MASTERING CHEMISTRY NEW DESIGN FOR CHE
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Author: Pearson
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Chapter 1.6, Problem 1.9.2PE
Practice Exercise 1
At a particular instant in time, the Earth is judged to be 92,955,000 miles from the Sun. What is the distance in kilometers to four significant figures? (See the back inside cover for the conversion factor).
- 5763 x 104km
- 1.496 x 108 km
- 1.49596 x 108 km
- 1.483 x 104km
- 57,759,000 km
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Practice Exercise 1At a particular instant in time, the Earth is judged to be92,955,000 miles from the Sun. What is the distance inkilometers to four significant figures? (See the back insidecover for the conversion factor).(a) 5763 * 104 km
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