A virus takes up a volume of approximately 000000000000066 c

A virus takes up a volume of approximately .000000000000066 cubic centimeters. What is that value expressed in scientific notation?

Solution

.000000000000066 cubic centimeters

In scientific notation = In order to write number 0.000000000000066 in scientific notation we need to move the decimal point from its current location to the new position

we need to move decimal point 14 places to the left.
This means that the power of 10 will be negative 14

.000000000000066 = 6.6*10^14