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Question
Express the number appearing in the given statement in standard form.
Charge of an electron is 0.000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 16 coulomb.
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Solution
Standard form of given statement
0.000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000, 16
= 1.6 × 10−19
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