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An atom is a small unit of matter. a small atom measures about 0.0000000001 meter. write the decimal as a power

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It's simple. Count the number of digits after decimal and put the same number of zeroes after 1.

There are 10 zeroes after decimal.

So,
0.0000000001 = (1)/(10000000000)


0.0000000001 = (1)/(10^(10))


0.0000000001 = 1 * 10^(-10)
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