3.2 Significant Figures and Scientific Notation
[Pages:32]3.2 Significant Figures and
Scientific Notation
SIGNIFICANT FIGURES
RULES FOR COUNTING SIGNIFICANT FIGURES
Rule #1:
All Non-zero integers always count as significant figures.
3456 has 4 significant figures
RULES FOR COUNTING SIGNIFICANT FIGURES
Rule #2:
Leading zeros do not count as significant figures.
0.0486 has 3 significant figures
RULES FOR COUNTING SIGNIFICANT FIGURES
Rule #3:
All zeros between non-zeros numbers always count as significant figures.
16.007 has 5 significant figures
RULES FOR COUNTING SIGNIFICANT FIGURES
Rule #4:
Trailing zeros are significant only if the number contains a decimal point.
9.300 has 4 significant figures 9300 has 2 significant figures
RULES FOR COUNTING SIGNIFICANT FIGURES
Pacific Ocean . ------------------------------- Atlantic Ocean
SIG FIG PRACTICE
How many significant figures in each of the following?
1.0070 m 17.10 kg
5 sig figs 4 sig figs
100,890 L 5 sig figs
3.29 x 103 s 3 sig figs 0.0054 cm 2 sig figs 3,200,000 2 sig figs
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