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

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Chapter 2 - Chemistry and Measurements - 2.2 Measured Numbers and Significant Figures - Questions and Problems - Page 32: 2.7

Answer

(a) Measured. (b) Exact. (c) Exact. (d) Measured.

Work Step by Step

(a) Usually, the mass of a person is measured in a scale. (b) The number of tablets of medication is usually exact, since it does not use any measurement tool to find it (directly or indirectly). (c) $1 \space L = 1000 \space mL$ is an arbitary statement, and it does not come from a measurement. (d) The distance between two points in real life is always measured/estimated.
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