express 602 * 10 ^21 in standard scientific notation

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Answer: The scientific notation for the given number is [tex]6.02\times 10^{23}[/tex]

Explanation:

To convert a number into scientific notation, we start shifting the decimal to left till we reach a coefficient between 1 to 10. The number of places that we have shifted the decimal to left will be expressed in an exponent.

Now, to convert the number [tex]602\times 10^{21}[/tex] in scientific notation, we move the decimal to two places towards the left and we add 2 into the exponential power.

The given number in scientific notation is: [tex]6.02\times 10^{23}[/tex]