Question

Express the decimal number 0.0000010 in scientific notation.

1) 1.0 x 10⁶
2) 1.0 x 10⁵
3) 1.0 x 10⁻⁶
4) 1.0 x 10⁻⁵

Answer 1

To express 0.0000010 in scientific notation, the decimal is moved six places to the right, resulting in 1.0 x 10^-6.

Step-by-step explanation:

To express the decimal number 0.0000010 in scientific notation, we move the decimal point to the right of the first non-zero digit. This means we have to move the decimal six places to the right. Therefore, the number in scientific notation is 1.0 x 10⁻⁶, which corresponds to option 3). Scientific notation allows us to write very small or very large numbers in a more compact form.