Sam is comparing the half-life of two isotopes of uranium. The half-life of Uranium-238 is 4.5×109 years. The half-life of Uranium-233 is 1.6×105 years. He computed how much greater the half-life of Uranium-238 is than that of Uranium-233, and his calculator displayed the number 2.81E4. What is this number in scientific notation?(1 point)
Responses
2.81×104
2.81 times 10 superscript 4 baseline
4×102.81
4 times 10 superscript 2.81 baseline
2.81×10−4
2.81 times 10 superscript negative 4 baseline
2.81+104
The number 2.81E4 in scientific notation is 2.81 × 10^4.
The correct answer is 2.81×104.
The number displayed on Sam's calculator, 2.81E4, is already in scientific notation. "E4" represents multiplying the number by 10 raised to the power of 4. Thus, the correct answer is:
2.81×104