How would -174.2 be written in scientific notation?
a. -1.742 x 10-2
b. 1/(1.742 x 102
c. -1.742 x 102
d. 1.742 x 10-2

Solutions of sodium carbonate and silver nitrate react to form solid silver carbonate and a solution of sodium nitrate. a solution containing 3.50 g of sodium carbonate is mixed with one containing 5.00 g of silver nitrate. how many grams of sodium carbonate, silver nitrate, silver carbonate, and sodium nitrate are present after the reaction is complete?

100 grams of molten lead (600°c) is used to make musket balls. if the lead shot is allowed to cool to room temperature (21°c), what is the change in entropy (in j/k) of the lead? (for the specific heat of molten and solid lead use 1.29 j/g⋅°c; the latent heat of fusion and the melting point of lead are 2.45 × 104 j/kg and 327°c, respectively.)

Why is it that 85.48 rounded to two significant figures is 85 and not 86?