if you weigh the lauric acid to the nearest 0.1g and you weigh the unknown solid to the nearest 0.0001g, can you calculate a mol

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larisa86 [58]

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if you weigh the lauric acid to the nearest 0.1g and you weigh the unknown solid to the nearest 0.0001g, can you calculate a mol

ar mass of your unknown solid to three significant figures? Show clearly your reasoning.

Chemistry

1 answer:

timama [110] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-18T16:41:59+03:00

Answer & Explanation:

The limiting significant figure in a calculation is our smallest figure. 1 g is one figure by using the significant figure rules. In the same manner we don't count zeros unless there is a non-zero number in front of it so .0001 g is still 1 figure.

So no we only know the unknown to one significant figure.