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2 years ago

How many significant figures does the following number have: 0. 0 0 2 0 4 0

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1 answer:

madreJ [45]2 years ago

5 0

Answer:

Four significant figures

Step-by-step explanation:

Rules of significant figure:

1. Zeros before any non-zero digit are considered to be NON-significant.

2. Any zeros between any non-zero digits are SIGNIFICANT

0.505

Here, there are three significant digits: 505

3. Any zeros that are to the right of the decimal point and a non-zero number are SIGNIFICANT.

4.0000

4. All non - zero digit are significant

Therefore,

0.002040 has four significant figures

2040

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