Question

1. the mass of a microorganism being researched in a laboratory is 0.00007325 milligrams. what is the exponent of the mass of the microorganism written in scientific notation? record your answer below.

Explanation:

Step1: Recall scientific - notation form

Scientific notation is \(a\times10^{n}\), where \(1\leqslant|a|\lt10\) and \(n\) is an integer.

Step2: Convert the number

The number \(0.00007325\) can be written as \(7.325\times10^{- 5}\) by moving the decimal point 5 places to the right. The exponent \(n=-5\).

Answer:

\(-5\)