Question

An atom is a small unit of matter. A small atom measures about 0.0000000001 meter. How do you write the decimal as a power of 10?

Answer 1

Write the decimal in scientific notation using negative exponents.
`1 xx 10^-10`

Explanation:

A negative exponent means to divide.

This can be written as a fraction 1/ 1 000 000 0000

So `1/ 10^10`