The given number, 0.000009, can be expressed in scientific notation as 9 x 10^-6. In scientific notation, the number is written as a decimal between 1 and 10, multiplied by a power of 10. In this case, the decimal is 9, and it is multiplied by 10 raised to the power of -6, indicating that the decimal point should be moved 6 places to the left to obtain the original number.