Practice Rules For Identifying Significant Figures (1.3.1) - Unit 11: Measurement and Data Processing

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Question 1.
How many significant figures are in 1002?
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Count all nonzero digits and zeros between them.
Question 2.
Identify the significant figures in the number 0.00540.
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Ignore the leading zeros.
3Question 3.
How many significant figures are in the number 0.000356?
- 2
- 3
- 4
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Remember that leading zeros are not significant.
4Question 4.
True or False: In the number 100.0, all digits are significant.
- True
- False
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Trailing zeros after the decimal are counted.
Question 5.
Determine the number of significant figures in 0.00410 and explain your reasoning.
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Count only the nonleading digits and any trailing zeros in a decimal.
Question 6.
Explain why the number 9000 has ambiguity in its significant figures.
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Consider whether it's presented with additional information to clarify.

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