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The number 0.005900, in standard scientific form can be expressed as ______(a) 5.9×10^3(b) 59×10^4(c) 5.9×10^2(d) 5.9×10^4I had been asked this question in my homework.I'd like to ask this question from Significant Figures in section Units and Measurements of Physics – Class 11

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Right choice is (a) 5.9×10^3

The explanation is: Here the number of significant digits is 4. In STANDARD SCIENTIFIC form, we need not consider the zeros after 9 and need to BRING the VALUE between 1 and 9 in the FIRST place.



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