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Examples of using Scientific notation


Size of proton                                  10%5E%28-15%29 m
Size of the atom                               10%5E%28-10%29 m
Size of the virus                               10%5E%28-7%29 - 10%5E%28-6%29 m
Size of the human                               1.5 - 2 m
Diameter of the Earth                       12.8%2A10%5E6 m
Distanse from the Earth to the moon   3.6%2A10%5E8 - 4.0%2A10%5E8 m
Diameter of the Sun                          1.4%2A10%5E9 m
Distance from the Earth to the Sun    1.49%2A10%5E11 m (1 astronomical unit, 1 AU)
Speed of light                                   299,792 kilometers per second

Light year distance                            9.46%2A10%5E15 m (LY)
Distance to the nearest star               3.99%2A10%5E16 m, 4.2 light years
Diameter of the Galaxy                      10%5E21 m, 10%5E5 LY
Diameter of the observable universe   10%5E26 m, 10%5E11 LY
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