Question

The "extreme" prefixes that are officially recognized are yocto, which indicates a

fraction equal to 10^-24, and yotta, which indicates a factor equal to 10^24. The

maximum distance from Earth to the sun is 152 100 000 km. Express this distance

in yoctometers (ym) and yottameters (Ym) in scientific notation.

Answer 1

The distance from Earth to the Sun can be expressed in yoctometers and yottameters using scientific notation. The distance is approximately 1.521 x 10^35 yoctometers and 1.521 x 10^-13 yottameters.

Step-by-step explanation:

To express the distance from Earth to the Sun in yoctometers (ym) and yottameters (Ym) using scientific notation, we need to convert the given distance to meters first. The maximum distance from Earth to the Sun is 152,100,000 km, which can be written as 152,100,000,000 meters (since 1 km = 1,000 meters). In scientific notation, this becomes 1.521 x 10^11 meters. To convert this to yoctometers, we multiply by the conversion factor from meters to yoctometers, which is 10^24, giving us 1.521 x 10^35 yoctometers. To convert this to yottameters, we divide by the conversion factor from meters to yottameters, which is 10^24, resulting in 1.521 x 10^-13 yottameters.