Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321908449
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-844-5

Chapter 2 - Section 2.3 - Significant Figures in Calculations - Questions and Problems - Page 33: 2.20

Answer

Sometimes, a calculator display gives a small whole number. Then we add one or more significant zeros to the calculator display to obtain the correct number of significant figures.

Work Step by Step

Suppose the calculator display is 4, but you used measurements that have three significant numbers. Then two significant zeros are added to give 4.00 as the Correct answer.
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