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1.1.2 Unit prefixes, conversions, significant figures and standard form

1.1.2 Unit prefixes, conversions, significant figures and standard form

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A single grain of fine windblown sand has a mass of 2.4 × 10-5 g. A boulder on a hillside has a mass of 3.0 × 102 kg.

Calculate the value of:

mass of the grain of sandmass of the boulder \frac{\text{mass of the grain of sand}}{\text{mass of the boulder}} mass of the bouldermass of the grain of sand​

Give your answer in standard form.

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1.1.2 Unit prefixes, conversions, significant figures and standard form Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
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12 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 1.1.2 Unit prefixes, conversions, significant figures and standard form. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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