What is the characteristic of the logarithm of 0.0000134? Choose the correct choice from the following answers.
A) 5 B) - 5 C) 6 D) - 6 E) 7

Rationale: log ( 0.0000134 ) . since there are four zeros between the decimal point and the first significant digit , the characteristic is – 5 . answer : b
Answer: B