1. Recall that at the beginning of this section it was stated that the mass of the Earth is 5,980,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kilograms. When writing this number in scientific notation which of the following should be the coefficient?
A. 5.98
B. 59.8
C. 598
Correct, the coefficient is between 1 and 10.
Incorrect, the coefficient should be between 1 and 10.
Incorrect, the coefficient should be between 1 and 10.