neutron is 0.0000000000017 millimeters in size. Express this number in scientific notation.

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Answer 1

To express the size of a neutron, which is given as \(0.0000000000017\) millimeters, in scientific notation, we can rewrite it as follows:

1. Move the decimal point to the right until we have a number between 1 and 10. For \(0.0000000000017\), we move the decimal point 12 places to the right, which gives us \(1.7\).
2. Since we moved the decimal 12 places to the right, we multiply by \(10^{-12}\).

Therefore, in scientific notation, the size of a neutron is:

\[ 1.7 \times 10^{-12} \text{ millimeters} \]