Ex1. To translate 10,300,000,000,000,000,000,000 carbon atoms into scientific notation, we move the decimal point to the left 22 times.
10,300,000,000,000,000,000,000 = 1.03 x 10 ^22
Ex 2. To convert numbers smaller than 1 into scientific notation, we have to move the decimal point to the right. The decimal point in 0.000985, for example, must be moved to the right four times.
0.000985 = 9.85 x 10 ^-4
Ex 3. Converting 0.000,000,000,000,000,000,000,020 grams per carbon atom into scientific notation involves moving the decimal point to the right 23 times.
0.000,000,000,000,000,000,000,020 = 2.0 x 10 ^-23
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