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Express 0.000796 in scientific notation and please show the work

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Given:

0.000796

The general form of scientific notation is:


a*10^b

The scientific notation is mathematically equal to the original number.

To express in scientific notation, move the decimal point to the position after the first non-zero number and multiply by 10. Count the number of times you moved the decimal point and make it an exponent of 10.

Therefore, to express 0.000796 in scientific notation, we have:


0.000796=7.96*10^(-4)

ANSWER:


7.96*10^(-4)

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