Determine the number of significant digits in the measurement

70.00 g

Question

Determine the number of significant digits in the measurement

70.00 g

anonymous · Answer

When 0 comes at the leftmost side, it is not count as a digit, but when it comes after a number greater than 0, it is counted as a digit, therefore you have 4 digits.

trojanpoem · Answer

The number of significant digits is 2  { 7, 0 }  . Any 0 follows the point is not significant you can even get rid of it for ex 8.10000   all the zeros are useless you can add even more 8.100000000 However if it were 8.10009  all the zeros are necessary

trojanpoem · Answer

but 8.100090 the last zero is useless , I wish you got the point.

anonymous · Answer

i did thank you