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Quiz Significant Figures
Quiz Significant Figures
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The measurement, 206.0 oC, has how many significant digits? - 4 Non-zero numbers,
zeros between non-zeros, and zeros to the right of non-zero number--if there is a
decimal point--are significant.
The measurement, 0.00206 g, has how many significant digits? - 3 Zeros to the left
of non-zero numbers are only place-holders and are never significant.
The measurement, 2.060 x 10 -3 coulombs, has how many significant digits? – 4 When
numbers are written in scientific notation, all digits are significant.
Add the following three numbers and report your answer using significant figures:
Multiply the following three numbers and report your answer to the correct number
of significant figures: 0.020 cm x 50 cm x 11.1 cm = ? - 10 cm3
Divide the following three numbers and report your answer to the correct number of
significant figures: