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

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ISBN 10: 0321908449
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-844-5

Chapter 2 - Section 2.3 - Significant Figures in Calculations - Questions and Problems - Page 33: 2.24c

Answer

$$3.38 \times 10^{-3}$$

Work Step by Step

1. Round off to three significant figures: - Remove the last digit (8). And since $8 \gt 5$, add 1 to the next digit (7): $$0.00338$$ 2. Express in scientific notation. - Put a decimal point right after the first different than 0 (3), and count the number of zeros on its left, which is equal to 3. Therefore, the number will be multiplied by $10^{-3}$. $$3.38 \times 10^{-3}$$
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