Introductory Chemistry (5th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 032191029X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-029-5

Chapter 2 - Measurement and Problem Solving - Exercises - Problems - Page 50: 45

Answer

a) 4 b) 4 c) 6 d) 5

Work Step by Step

a) 0.001125 has 4 significant figures because the zero's before the numbers are insignificant and only 1125 are significant digits. b) 0.1125 has 4 significant figures because the zero before the decimal is insignificant and only 1125 are significant digits. c) $1.112500\times10^{4}$ has six significant figures (i.e. all of the numbers are significant) since the zeros are after the decimal place. d) 11205 has 5 significant figures since it's a whole number and every digit is significant.
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