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Is 1*10^-7 the same as 10^-7? I'm pretty sure it is not...?
Okay, I know they are not the same. The reason I ask is because I often see textbooks saying the Kw for water is 10^-14, and Ka would be 10^-7 and Kb would be 10^-7. Isn't this incorrect? Shouldn't each of the respective values above be 1*10^-14, 1*10^-7, 1*10^-7?
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- Anonymous9 years agoFavorite Answer
officially it should be 1.0 * 10^-7
but 10^-7 is implcit the 1 in front
thus, they are the same
Source(s): Soc! - ♥ DaniLv 69 years ago
No, 1 times any number equals that number. 1*10^-7 is the same as 10^-7. Check it on a graphing calculator if you still aren't sure.
