Question

Express the number appearing in the following statements in standard form.

(i) 1 micron is equal to 1/1000000 m.

(ii) Charge of an electron is 0.000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 16 coulomb.

(iii) Size of a bacteria is 0.0000005 m

(iv) Size of a plant cell is 0.00001275 m

(v) Thickness of a thick paper is 0.07 mm

Answer 1

(i) 1/1000000 - 1 x 10^-6

(ii) 0.000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 16 = 1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹

(iii) 0.0000005 = 5 × 10⁻⁷

(iv) 0.00001275 = 1.275 × 10⁻⁵

(v) 0.07 = 7 × 10⁻²