Question

0.070
0.008
how many sig figs do these have? i was thinking 3, but i dont know for sure

Answer 1

check out this page

http://www.usca.edu/chemistry/genchem/sigfig.htm

Answer 2

yeah , they're three

Answer 3

using that page, you'll see that 0.008, which is really 8 x 10^(-3), only has 1 sig fig

Answer 4

and 0.070 does NOT have 3 sig figs

Answer 5

so then does 0.070 have 2 sig figs then?

Answer 6

correct

Answer 7

@jim_thompson5910 , ya ur right , sorry , mistook it for trailing zeroes after decimal

Answer 8

ok thANK YOU!