Float Vs Double

visual IEEE

make use of the property of union keyword

#include <stdio.h>
union FloatingPointIEEE754 {
    struct {
        unsigned int mantissa : 23;
        unsigned int exponent : 8;
        unsigned int sign : 1;
    } raw;
    float f;
} number;

int main() {
    number.f = 85.125;
    printf("%x, %x, %x", number.raw.mantissa, number.raw.exponent, number.raw.sign );
    return 0;
}