significant figures
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Definition: Measurement with Sig Figs:. Digits in a measurement that have meaning relative to the equipment being used. Digits that can be known precisely plus a last digit that must be estimated. Depends on the equipment being used to measure. Significant Figures. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Significant Figures
Definition:
Measurement with Sig Figs:
Digits in a measurement that have meaning relative to the equipment being used.
Digits that can be known precisely plus a last digit that must be estimated.
Depends on the equipment being used to measure.
Significant Figures
Pacific to Atlantic Rule Decimal Present Start from Pacific, every
digit beginning w/ first non-zero digit is significant
How many sig figs? 20.0g 0.000568cnl 1000. cm
Significant Figures
Atlantic to Pacific Rule Decimal Absent Start from Atlantic,
every digit beginning with a nonzero digit is significant.
How many sig figs?100020g1000g13250g