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Ihe change of units only changes the order of
e an experiment, the
percentage of error
occurred exponent but not the number of significant figures.
in the measurement of physical
and DD are 1%,2%, 3% and 4% quantities A, B, C e.g. 2.600 m = 2.600 x 10 cm = 2.600 x 10 mm

maxim
respectively.
percentage of error in the
Then the 2.600 x
10 km. All have four significantfigures
measurement each.
X,where X=4
cl Will be The digit 0 conventionally put on the left of a
decimal for a number less than 1 is never significant
(a) 10%
eg.0.125 has three significant figures.
(c) 16% (d)-10% (NEET 2019)Rounding Off
The unit of thermal conductivity is The result of computation with approximate numbers,
which contain more than one uncertain digit, should be
(a) Wm K (b) JmK-l
(c) JmK rounded off.
(d) WmK
Rules regarding rounding off by convention are as
(NEET 2019)
follows
SiGNIFICANT FieuRES Rule 1: Ifthe digit to be dropped is less than 5,
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The reliable digits plus the first uncertain digit are then the preceding digit is left unchanged. eg. 7.32
known as significant digits or significant figures is rounded off to 7.3.

Rules to determine the Significant Figures Rule 2:If the digit to be dropped is more than 5,
then the preceding digit is raised by one. eg. 6.78 is
Rule 1: All non-zero digits are significant. eg. 123
rounded off to 6.8.
has three significant figures.
Rule 3: Ifthe digit to be dropped is 5 followed by
Rule 2 All the zeros between two non-zero digits
non-zero digit then the preceding digit is raised by
are significant, no matter where the decimal point
one. e.g. 16.451 is rounded off to 16.5.
is, ifat all. eg. 108.09 and 10207 have five significant
Rule 4: f the digit to be dropped is 5, then
figures each. preceding digit is left unchanged, if it is even. eg.
the zero(s) on
Rule 3:Ifthe number is less than 1, left the first 6.25 rounding off to 6.2.
the right of decimal point, but to the of Rule 5:: If
it the digit to
e.g. 0.0072
has ule digit to be
the b dropped is 5, then the
non-zero digit are not significant. preceding digit is raised by one, if it is odd. e.g. 4.75
two significant figures. is rounded off to 4.8.
zero(s) in a number
Rule 4:The terminal or trailing e.g
Rules for Arithmetic Operation with Significant
without a decimal point are not significant.
Figures
3200 has three significant figures. Addition/Subtraction: In addition or subtraction
number with a
trailing zero(s) in a the final result should retain as many decimal places
Rule 5:The
6.500 has four
decimal point are significant. e.g. as are there in the number with the least decimal
significant figures. l10 is irrelevant places.
exponent) of eg. 2.1 m+ 1.78 m + 1.246m = 5.126 m.
Note: The power (or
figures.
to the determination of significant The final result should be rounded offto 5.I m.
g 4.100x 10 has four significant figures.
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