How do you write $0.00598 times 10^ -15$ in standard notation?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-31T13:32:08

Because the exponent for the 10s term is negative we must move the decimal point 15 places to the right:

$0.00598 xx 10^-15 = 0.00000000000000000598$

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