Why do we need it? Because in chemistry we are measuring very small things like protons and electrons and we need an easy way to express these numbers.
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Scientific Notation. 210,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 miles (22 zeros) This number is written in standard form. When numbers get this large, it is easier.
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