Scientific Notation Quiz __/25

Express each of the following numbers in scientific notation. (1M/1)

1.
(a) 8 000 000 000
(b) 2 296.03
(c) 9 580 000
(d) 0.003 109
(e) 0.000 401
(f) 0.000 098 [6]

Express each of the following numbers as an integer or a decimal. (1M/1)

2.
(a) 5 × 103
(b) 9.53 × 106
(c) −6.19 × 105
(d) −1 × 10−3
(e) 6.1 × 10−1
(f) 3.93 × 10−5 [6]

Evaluate the following expressions and express with scientific notation. (1M/1)
3.
(a) 256 000 000 000 + 8 300 000 000
(b) (5 × 1048 )(4 × 10−960 )
(c) 8.5 × 106 + 7.3 × 105
(d) (2.43 × 10−12 ) ÷ (9 × 10−7 ) [4]

Use a calculator to find the values of the following expressions correct to 3 s.f. and
express in scientific notation. (2M/1)
4.
(a) 83 ÷ (4001−3 × 40078 )
(b) (6.4 × 10−4 ) ÷ (2 × 102 ) [4]

5. It is given that the weight of one million oxygen atoms is 5.31 × 10−17 g.
(a) Find the weight of one oxygen atom.
(b) Find the weight of a certain volume of gas which contains 2 × 1013 oxygen
atoms only.
(Express your answers in scientific notation) [5]