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Significant Figures

The document explains significant figures, which are the digits that provide reliable information in measurements. It outlines rules for determining significant figures, including the treatment of zeros and their significance in various contexts. Additionally, it describes how to apply significant figures in calculations for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

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Significant Figures

The document explains significant figures, which are the digits that provide reliable information in measurements. It outlines rules for determining significant figures, including the treatment of zeros and their significance in various contexts. Additionally, it describes how to apply significant figures in calculations for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

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General

Chemistry 1
Significant Figures
What is significant
figures?
Significant
figures pertain to the
digits or figures that are
certain to give reasonably
reliable information.
Helpful in attaining a level
of certainty when
expressing a calculated
quantity .
Rules in
determining
significant figures
1. All nonzero
digits (1-9)
are significant.
Examples:
749 mL – 3 significant
figures
1 593 587 s – 7 significant
figures
16.21 L – 4 significant
2. Zeros to the
left of the first
nonzero digit are
not significant.
Examples:
0.56 – 2 significant figures
0.005869 – 4 significant
figures
0.00001 – 1 significant
figure
3. Zeros between
nonzero digits
are significant.
Examples:
4036 g – 4 significant
figures
7.02 g – 3 significant
figures
5.3900007 g – 8 significant
4. Zeros to the
right of a nonzero
digit with a
decimal point are
significant.
Examples:
95.70 mm – 4 significant
figures
1.00 g – 3 significant
figures
1895.0 cm – 5 significant
5. Zeros at the
end of a nonzero
digit without a
decimal point are
not significant.
Examples:
300 km – 1 significant
figure
14 500 km – 3 significant
figures
8 220 km – 3 significant
Significant figures
in Calculations
Addition and subtraction
- the number of decimal
places in the answer should be
the same as the number with
the least decimal places
among those being added or
subtracted.
Example:
2.051 mm
+ 3.56 mm
72.1 mm
77.711 mm
Answer:

77.7 mm
Example:
32.63 g
- 5.2 g
27.43 g
Answer:

27.4 g
Multiplication and
Division
- the answer should have the
same number of significant
figures as the number, among
those being multiplied or
subtracted, with the least
number of significant figures.
Example:
7.065 m
× 1 2.0 m
84.78 m²
Answer:

84.8 m²
Example:

162.05 m
÷ 3.2 s
50.640625 m/s
Answer:

51 m/s
THANK YOU!

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