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Some Basic Concepts Of Chemistry

Question
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Express each of the following in SI units:
93 million miles (this is the distance between the earth and the sun)

Solution

93 million miles:
1 mile =  1.60 kilometre = 1.60 x 103 m
93 million miles = 93 x 10miles
therefore space space 93 cross times 10 to the power of 6 space miles space equals space 1.60 cross times 10 cubed cross times 93 cross times 10 to the power of 6 straight m
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