Unit 3 Lab: Handling Numbers PDF
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Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Dalton R. Fortin
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This document, from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, contains notes on scientific notation, significant figures, and precision. Calculations and examples are included.
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Unit 3 Lab: Handling Numbers Scientific Notation Significant Figures Accuracy and Precision Prepared by: Dalton R. Fortin, RCh, MSc Scientific Notation The number of atoms in 12 g of carbon: 6.022 x 1023 602,200,000,000,000,000,0...
Unit 3 Lab: Handling Numbers Scientific Notation Significant Figures Accuracy and Precision Prepared by: Dalton R. Fortin, RCh, MSc Scientific Notation The number of atoms in 12 g of carbon: 6.022 x 1023 602,200,000,000,000,000,000,000 The mass of a single carbon atom in grams: 0.0000000000000000000000199 1.99 x 10-23 N x 10n N is a number n is a positive or between 1 and 10 negative integer 2 Scientific Notation 568.762 0.00000772 move decimal left move decimal right n>0 n
