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SCIENTIFIC NOTATION
A digit followed by a decimal and all remaining significant figures and a power of 10 is in scientific notation.
Q1. Consider the following values.
6.7 x 102 36 x 104 ( x 107 2 x 107.61 4 x 10 36 7.61 x 100
0.67 x 103 382 -5.24 x 10-8 4/3 x 105 7 x 10( 5 x 104/3
In the blank space preceding each value, mark all those that are in correct scientific notation with a check mark and mark those that are incorrect with an X.
Q2. Rewrite each value below in scientific notation.
The charge of a proton is 0.000 000 000 000 000 16 C.
The mass of earth is 5 980 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 kg
The width of the classroom is 6 m
A charge of 1. 000 000 000 000 000 000 16 C
Q3. SI NOTATION: Complete the following
RAW VALUESI Prefix Notation96 740 m500 000 000 Hz0.000 000 008 s
Significant Digits
Numbers have meaning. In any science when you record, observe, or calculate using measured values your communicate something regarding the Precision and Accuracy
Precision is the degree of exactness to which a measured value can be reproduced.
Accuracy is the extent to which a measured value agrees with the standard value of a quantity.
ALL devices have limits to their precision; therefore the number of significant digits needs to reflect this.
The last digit recorded in any measurement in science is an estimate and is uncertain.
The last digit is the only uncertain digit in your measurement
A good rule of thumb is: Your precision is limited to a half of the smallest interval
Anytime a measurement is recorded, it includes all digits that are certain plus one uncertain digit.
These certain digits plus the one uncertain digit are called significant digits.
The more significant digits in a recorded measurement, the more precise the measurement.
Use the following rules to determine the number of significant digits in a recorded measurement.
Digits other than zeroes are always significant.
3 significant digits
3 significant digits
9.6 2 significant digits
Zeroes between two other significant digits are always significant.
9.067 4 significant digits
9.007 4 significant digits
Zeroes at the beginning of a number are never significant. They merely indicate the position of the decimal point.
0.02 1 significant digits
0.00026 2 significant digits
0.000204 3 significant digits
Zeroes that fall at the end of a number and after the decimal point are always significant.
0.200 3 significant digits
3.0 2 significant digits
0.20030 5 significant digits
When a number ends in zeroes, the zeroes are AMBIGUOUS. We will treat them as non-significant.(unless there is a decimal point)
150 000 000 2 significant digits
130 2 significant digits
800. 3 significant digits
Rounding Numbers: Round down if below 5, up if above 5.
0.643 gets rounded to 0.64
0.469 gets rounded to 0.47
To avoid confusion about the number of significant digits in a measurement, convert the measurement to scientific notation. When this is done, the digits in the decimal part of the number represent the significant digits.
7600 = 7.6 x 103 2 significant digits
0.000967 = 9.67 x 10-3 3 significant digits
0.00005810 = 5.810 x 10-5 4 significant digits
Q4. In the following table, write the number of significant digits beside each value
ValueSig DigsValueSig DigsValueSig Digs6, 340, 00012 30067.1713 91 400.011.4008.1448 4002 9400.3326.310 x 1045 2400.000 0513.95 x 1048.000 1321.21 x 10-452 401 100
Mathematical Operations with Uncertain Quantities
Multiplication and Division:
The product or quotient(multiplication or division) has as many significant figures as the least accurate measurement.
8.56 cm x 2.3 cm = 19.688 cm2 = 20 cm2
Addition and Subtraction:
The sum or difference can only be as precise as the least precise number.
14.65 g + 256.5 g + 0.645 g = 271.795 g = 271.8 g
76.0 m 56.72 m = 19.28 m = 19.3 m
500 + 46 + 2 = 548 = 500
If you have problems, which involve both multiplication/division and addition/subtraction, you must keep track of the number of significant digits used in the problem.
Q5. Indicate the number of significant figures for each of the measurements.
37.2 m 56 cm 0.000 076 s 104.080 J
0.80 kg 5.60 x 102 m/s2 4.24 x 103 m 5.00 cm
There are some circumstances where you would not use significant digits
If you are counting objects.
If you have 5 rows of 5 dogs you have 25 dogs, not 3 x 101 dogs
Constants used in an equation are not used in significant digits; they are exact!
The equation for the circumference of a circle is 2(r.
The 2 and the ( are not used in determining the number of significant digits.
The circumference should have the same number as significant digits as the radius.
Significant Digits: Practice and Review
Q8. Express each of the following in scientific notation.
5808
0.000 063
5300 (2 S.F.)
29 979 280 000 (7 sig. figs)
Q9. Express each of the following in common notation.
6 x 101
6.2 x 103
4.367x105
4.3 x 102
Q10. Perform each of the following mathematical operations, expressing the answers to the correct number of significant digits.
37.2 + 0.12 + 363.55
362.66 - 29.2
4005.34 - 325.2600
0.000 76 - 0.000 600
(0.23)(0.35)(4.0)
(0.0060)(55.1)(26)
0.452/0.014
[(6.21)(0.45)]/5.0
[(0.94)(720)]/4.4
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4.91/2
(2.213)(6.42)
4.251/2-2.11/2
Q12. Express the following using metric prefixes:
106 volts
10-6 meters
5 x 102 days
3 x 10-9 pieces
Q13. Write the following as full (decimal) numbers with standard units:
35.6 mm
25 ns
250 mg
565 nm
3.2 x 10-6 TA
500 picoseconds
Q14. The speed of light is 3.00 x 108 m/s. How many metres are there in a light-year? (A light year is the distance light travels in one year)
Q15. If the volume of a ping pong ball is approximately 1.0 10-4 m3, how many ping pong balls could you put in an empty science laboratory whose dimensions are 15.2 m, 8.2 m, and 3.1 m?
Q16. What is the area of a circle of radius 2.8 x 104 cm?
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