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How can you use scientific notation to compare the mass of an electron to the mass of a proton

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Answer:

explained below

Explanation:

Because the electro has a smaller mass than the mass of the proton, scientific notation is usually used so that the numbers are on the same "scale" but if we see the scientific notation we may be able to identify which is greater and which is less, due to that the exponent is less the number is smaller and on the contrary if the number is greater, it is a larger number.

In the image I leave an example of the use of scientific notation in this area

How can you use scientific notation to compare the mass of an electron to the mass-example-1