The radius of a hydrogen atom is 0.0000000529177 of a millimeter. Express this number as an approximation.
Responses
0.0000005
0.00000005
0.0000000053
0.00000006
0.000000053
The radius of a hydrogen atom is 0.0000000529177 of a millimeter. Express this number as an approximation.
0.0000005
0.0000005 - no response given
0.00000005
0.00000005 - not selected, this is the correct answer
0.0000000053
0.0000000053 - incorrect
0.00000006
0.00000006 - no response given
Please explain
I apologize for the confusion. To express the number 0.0000000529177 as an approximation, we can round it to a simpler or more concise form. In this case, the correct approximation is 0.00000005.
To express the given radius as an approximation, we can round it to a more readable number.
The correct approximation for the radius of a hydrogen atom, 0.0000000529177 millimeters, would be 0.00000005.
To express the given radius of a hydrogen atom as an approximation, we need to consider the significant digits in the given number.
The given radius is 0.0000000529177 mm. Significant digits are the digits that carry meaning in a number while excluding any leading or trailing zeros.
In this case, the first significant digit is 5, and all the subsequent digits are considered significant until we encounter zeros. Therefore, the approximation for the given radius would be 0.00000005 mm.
So, the answer is 0.00000005.