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Answer 1 · 2016-09-27T03:09:29

They are the same in that they have a coefficient multiplied by 10 raised to a power. However, in exponential notation there is no set way to write the coefficient, whereas in scientific notation the coefficient must start with a single digit from 1 to 9.

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Example of Exponential Notation and Scientific Notation

Measurement: 6502 g

Exponential notation:
$6.502 \times 10^{3} g$ $6.502xx10^3"g"$ ;
$65.02 \times 10^{2} g$ $65.02xx10^2"g"$ ;
$650.2 \times 10^{1} g$ $650.2xx10^1"g"$

Scientific notation:
$6.502 \times 10^{3} g$ $6.502xx10^3"g"$

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