A microscope is set so it makes an object appear 6 × 10 2times larger than its actual size. A virus has a diameter of 2 × 10 -7meters. How large will the diameter of the virus appear when it's viewed under the microscope?

The diameter of the virus will appear as 1.2 × 10⁻⁴ meters when viewed under the microscope

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question,

A microscope is set so it makes an object appear 6 × 10² times larger than its actual size. That is, when an object is viewed with the aid of the microscope, the object will be 6 × 10² times larger than its actual size.

Now, to determine how large the diameter of a virus that has a diameter of 2 × 10 ⁻⁷ meters will appear when viewed under the microscope, we will multiply the diameter of the virus by  6 × 10².

That is, 2 × 10 ⁻⁷meters × 6 × 10² = 1.2 × 10⁻⁴ meters

Hence, the diameter of the virus will appear as 1.2 × 10⁻⁴ meters when viewed under the microscope.