Introductory Chemistry: A Foundation
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Author: Steven S. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste
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Although your textbook lists (he rules for converting an ordinary number to scientific notation, oftentimes students remember such rules better ¡f they put them into their own words. Pretend you are helping your 12-year-old niece with her math homework, and write a paragraph explaining to her how to convert the ordinary number 2421 to scientific notation.
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Introductory Chemistry: A Foundation
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