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One of the common problems that A-level physics students have is being slack with units and powers of 10. Often they neglect to include units in their final answers or are out by factors of 10, sometimes many factors of 10.

 

The BBC News Magazine has collected 10 such instances in the real word and not just in the homework of physics students.

 

The key message here must be take care with units and exponents!

 

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Paying £300,000 instead of £3,000, and other mix-ups BBC News Magazine.
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