S.I. Reportable Form: Properly Expressing Numbers in Scientific Notation

[xlin58]

Hi have any of you guys heard of S. I. reportable form. Or just proper form using sig figs.

like how would I write 568000.0 mol pproperly. The question i was asked asked to expres the following in S.I. reportable form

pleaaase help me

 

[Zezra]

the answer

S.I. means use the metric measurements. I.E., it means use Mega-, Kilo-, Hecto-, Deca-, Deci-, Mili-, Centi-, Micro, etc.

 

[Zezra]

Therefore, the answer to your question would be 568.0000 Kilomoles

 

[Zezra]

Go to "http://library.thinkquest.org/C004647/to/chem/SIUnits.html" for more info on S.I. - it's where I got mine.