The size of a hydrogen atom is about 1.2×10^−10 m across. The size of an oxygen atom is 0.000000000152 m across. What is the difference between the sizes of these atoms in scientific notation?(1 point)
The difference between the sizes of these atoms can be found by subtracting the size of the hydrogen atom from the size of the oxygen atom.
0.000000000152 - 1.2×10^−10
To put these values in scientific notation, we can write:
1.52×10^−10 - 1.2×10^−10
Subtracting the two values, we get:
0.32×10^−10
Finally, we can also express this in scientific notation as:
3.2×10^−11
Therefore, the difference between the sizes of these atoms in scientific notation is 3.2×10^−11.