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In the Classroom
Exponential Notation
Gavin D Peckham
Department of Chemistry, University of Zululand, Kwa Dlangezwa, 3886, South Africa

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January 1997
Vol. 74 No. 1
p. 64

Abstract
This article describes an efficient and effective method for writing numbers involving exponents. Numerous advantages of the proposed new notation are discussed and it is compared with the pH notation which is used to express hydrogen ion concentrations.
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*  Citation
Peckham, Gavin D. J. Chem. Educ. 1997 74 64.
*  Keywords
Introductory; Teaching techniques; Exponents; Notation
*  History
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