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Place the following number in scientific notation:0.0000000349600
A
3.50 x108
B
35.0 x10-8
C
3.49 x108
D
3.50 x10-8
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -0.0000008 written in scientific notation is 8 × 10 –7. Simply place the decimal point to get a number between 1 and 10 and then count the digits from the original decimal point to the new one. 0.0047 written in scientific notation is 4.7 × 10 –3.

Detailed explanation-2: -Convert from Real Number to Scientific Notation: 0.000345 = 3.45 × 10.

Detailed explanation-3: -0.00029 in scientific notation is 2.9 x 10-4. Move the decimal point so that there is only one non-zero digit to the left.

Detailed explanation-4: -Putting these ideas together, we see that the number 0.000052 written in scientific notation is 5.2×10−5 5.2 × 10 − 5 .

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