Answer:
There are 3 sig figs
Explanation:
Sig figs are the amount of figures counting from the left side of the number until you reach the first zero. Starting from the left, I counted one, three, and six. That's 3 numbers, and therefore, that's how we got our answer. The only exception is when there is a decimal. Then all the numbers before the decimal, despite whether or not they're zeros, are sig figs.
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The concentration of NaOH is 25.00% by mass, it means that 25.00% of the mass of the solution is of NaOH. Hence:
Mass of block, m = 5.26 lb
1 lb = 453.592 g
5.26 lb = 2385.896 g
V = 14 in3
1 in = 2.5 cm
1 in3 = 15.625 cm3
14 in3 = 218.75 cm3
Density = mass/volume
= 2358.896 / 218.75
= 10.783 g/cm3