Problem: How many significant figures are in each of the following numbers?1.563300 1011
FREE Expert Solution
1. If your number has a decimal point move from: left to right
- Start counting once you get to your first non-zero number and keep counting until the end.
2. If your number has NO decimal point move from right to left
- Start counting once you get to your first non-zero number keep counting until the end.
1.563300 x 1011→ has decimal point → trailing zeroes
- trailing zeros (zeroes after a non zero digit) after a decimal point → signficant
Problem Details
How many significant figures are in each of the following numbers?
1.563300 1011
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