For a negative power of -k, the equivalent decimal is the decimal point followed by (k-1) zeros followed by 1.
Thus 10^-5 = 0.00001
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10-2 = 0.01
You will have a negative decimal. For example, -754 in scientific notation is -7.54*10^2.
The decimal point is moved to the left by the value of the power.
10-7 = 0.0000001
It is 0.0000000861