Answer
3.2 x $10^{-2}$ is larger.
Work Step by Step
This is because for numbers with a negative power, smaller exponents are larger. For example, ten to the negative one is .1, while ten to the negative three is .001.
Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)
by Timberlake, Karen C.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321908449
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-844-5
Chapter 1 - Section 1.4 - Key Math Skills for Chemistry - Questions and Problems - Page 17: 1.27b
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