Sam is comparing the half-life of two isotopes of uranium. The half-life of Uranium-238 is 4.5 × 10° years The half-life of Uranium-233 is 1.6 x 10 years. He computed how much greater the half-life of Uranium-238 is than that of Uranium-233, and his calculator displayed the number 2.814. What is this number in scientific notation? (1 point)

A. 2.81 + 10^4
B. 4 × 10^2.81
C. 2.81 x 10^4
D. 2.81 × 10^-4

The number 2.814 can be written in scientific notation as 2.81 x 10^0.