General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life (5th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32196-746-6

Chapter 2 - Chemistry and Measurements - 2.2 Measured Numbers and Significant Figures - Questions and Problems - Page 32: 2.18

Answer

(a) 4 Significant Figures. (b) 3 Significant Figures. (c) 2 Significant Figures.

Work Step by Step

1. Identify and count the significant zeros: (a) - All zeros between two nonzero digits are significant. $1\underline 0 3.5 \space ^{\circ} F$ (b) - If there is a decimal point, all zeros to the right of the last nonzero digit are significant. $1.2\underline 0 \times 10^{10}$ (c) - All zeros to the left of the first nonzero digit are not significant. $0.46 \space s$ 2. Add this number to the amount of nonzero digits: (a) 3 + 1 = 4 (b) 2 + 1 = 3 (c) 2 + 0 = 2
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