Question

Any zero in a measurement is always significant True Or False

Answer 1

Answer:

False

Explanation:

A significant number is a number that is used to express the accuracy in a measurement. There are some rules that binds the identification of significant figures when reporting a scientific measurement.

• All non-zero numbers are significant
• Zeros in between two digits are significant.
• Zeros to the right of the decimal are significant.
• Leading zeros are just place holders and are not significant.
• Trailing zero in a whole number with decimal is significant
• Trailing zero without a decimal is not significant.

source: http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/mmt/frontiers/web/chapter_5/6665.html

We can see that not all zeros in a measurement is significant. For example, 540 has 2 significant numbers because the zero is not significant but 540.2 has 4 significant numbers.