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Significant Figures Study guide Name : ________________________

1. Rule #1 All non-zero numbers are significant

284 has ____ sig figs

123,478 has _____ sig figs

2. Rule #2 Zeroes between _____________ digits are significant

2008 has _____ sig figs

108 has _____ sig figs

50000000001 has ____ sig figs

3. Rule # 3 Trailing zeroes (those at the end) are not significant _______________ the
number contains a decimal point

90000 has 1 sig fig

900.00 has 5 sig figs

120000 has ____ sig figs

500.00 has ____ sig figs

4. Rule #4 Zeroes to the left of the first non-zero number are ______ significant…they are
only placeholders.

0.00000485 has ____ sig figs

0.052 has ____ sig figs

How many sig figs are in the following numbers?

1. 0.0004035 ______ 3. 2000 ____________ 5. 1.980 __________

2. 100276 ______ 4. 150.40

Rule # 5 Significant Figures in Scientific Notation. All digits including ______ in the
coefficient are significant.
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