SOLUTION: Good evening ma'am or sir, please help on how to solve this problem involving expressions with exponents. I multiplied 5.89*10^-7 and 1*10^-9, I didn't konw if that one I did was

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Question 119480: Good evening ma'am or sir, please help on how to solve this problem involving expressions with exponents. I multiplied 5.89*10^-7 and 1*10^-9, I didn't konw if that one I did was correct.
3). The D line or yellow line of the metal sodium has a wavelngth of 5.89 * 10^-7 meter. If one (1) millimicron equals 1*10^-9 meter, express the wavelength of the D line in micromillions.
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Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Expressed in units, you have
millimicrons/wavelength = (meters/wavelength)(millimicrons/meter)
Let = millimicrons/wavelength


In scientific notation:
answer

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