Question
The average mass of a grain of sand from a certain beach is 9times 10^-8 kilograms. What is this value in grams? Give your answer in standard form.
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Callum
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Answer
This mass in grams is
g. The average mass of a grain of sand from the beach in grams is
g.
Explanation
1. The question asks to convert
kilograms into grams given in standard form.2. We must recognize that 1 kilogram is equal to
grams.3. To convert this mass to grams, we need to multiply our given value in kilogram
kg) by our conversion factor
(g/kg).4. When multiplying these together, the indices add together:
.Therefore, our standard form in terms of grams would be
grams.