How do you write 4 trillion in scientific notation?
↳Redirected from
"A 5.00 L sample of helium at STP expands to 15.0 L. What is the new pressure on the gas?"
1 Answer
May 30, 2015
Without scientific notation it would look like 4 000 000 000 000
The decimal place must be moved 12 units to the left to be after a significant figure, thus giving the scientific notation to the power of 12. The significant figure is 4 so you get the equation
Hope this helps!
