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the mass of the dust particle can be written in the form a x 10b kg, where a= and b=the mass of the comet can be written in the form of a x 10b kg,where a = and b=

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Part A

The mass of the dust particle is given below:


0.000000000778\operatorname{kg}

There are 10 zeros before the first non-zero digit. Therefore:


\begin{gathered} 0.000000000778\operatorname{kg}=7.78*10^(-10) \\ a=7.78 \\ b=-10 \end{gathered}

Part B

The mass of the comet is given below:


544000000000000\operatorname{kg}

There are a total of 15 digits in the number. Therefore:


\begin{gathered} 544000000000000\operatorname{kg}=5.44*10^(15-1)\operatorname{kg} \\ =5.44*10^(14) \\ a=5.44 \\ b=14 \end{gathered}

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