Write the number 0.00052 in scientific notation.
A) $52 \times 10 ^ { - 4 }$
B) $5.2 \times 10 ^ { - 6 }$
C) $52 \times 10 ^ { - 5 }$
D) $5.2 \times 10 ^ { - 4 }$
E) $5.2 \times 10 ^ { - 5 }$

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The scientific notation of a number is in the form of a × 10^n, where a is a number between 1 and 10 and n is an integer. To convert 0.00052 to scientific notation, we need to move the decimal point 4 places to the right to get 5.2 and multiply by 10^-4 to get the final answer of 5.2 × 10^-4. Therefore, the best choice is D.

Write the Number 0 52×10−452 \times 10 ^ { - 4 }52×10−4

Write the Number 0 $52 \times 10 ^ { - 4 }$