Exponent Display - Sharp Scientific calculator User Manual

5. EXPONENT DISPLAY

The distance from the earth to the sun is approx. 150,000,000 (1.5 x 10
such as this with many zeros are often used in scientific calculations, but entering the
zeros one by one is a great deal of work and it's easy to make mistakes. In such
cases, the numerical values are divided into mantissa and exponent portions,
displayed and calculated.
<Example>
0.32
What is the number of electrons flowing in a conductor when
the electrical charge across a given cross-section is 0.32 cou-
lombs. (The charge on a single electron = 1.6 x 10
1.6 19
4
(FIX mode TAB = 3)
(SCI mode)
(ENG mode)
(normal mode)
8
) km. Values
-19
coulombs).