document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=934705>Question 934705</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> log1.0 X 10^5 = 5.00 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is from a chemistry textbook. I do not understand how it can equal 5.00. Can someone please explain why and how?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is from a chemistry textbook. I do not understand how it can equal 5.00.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The log is the exponent.  That's 5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The base is 10.<BR>\n" );
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