The Diameter of an Dust Particle Is 0 $1.7 \times 10 ^ { - 8 }$

Multiple Choice

The diameter of an dust particle is 0.000000017 meters. Write this number in scientific notation.

A) $1.7 \times 10 ^ { - 8 }$ meters
B) $1.7 \times 10 ^ { - 7 }$ meters
C) $1.7 \times 10 ^ { - 10 }$ meters
D) $17 \times 10 ^ { - 7 }$ meters
E) $0.17 \times 10 ^ { - 8 }$ meters