Practice Scientific Notation: Conciseness and Clarity - 11.2.5 | Chapter 11: Measurement and Data Processing | IB Grade 12-Chemistry
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11.2.5 - Scientific Notation: Conciseness and Clarity

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

Convert 5000 to scientific notation.

💡 Hint: Remember to move the decimal back three places.

Question 2

Easy

Express the number 0.00456 in scientific notation.

💡 Hint: Move the decimal to the right count how many positions.

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Question 1

What is the primary purpose of scientific notation?

  • To write numbers in fractions
  • To express very large or small numbers clearly
  • To represent numbers with addition and subtraction

💡 Hint: Consider the scale of numbers you usually see in science.

Question 2

True or False: In scientific notation, the mantissa must always be less than 1.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Recall the definition of mantissa.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Convert the number 0.000123456 to scientific notation, explaining the steps involved.

💡 Hint: Count how many places the decimal moves to the right.

Question 2

A researcher recorded a measurement as 5.600 × 10^3. If they want to express this with two significant figures, what should it be?

💡 Hint: Understand the rounding rules for significant figures.

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