Significant figures
17 June 2008
ChemTeam: Significant Figures
Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily." — Johann von Schiller
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Identifying significant digits. 1. All non-zero digits are significant. Example: ‘123.45′ has five significant figures: 1,2,3,4 and 5. 2. Zeros appearing in between two non-zero digits are significant. Example: ‘101.12′ has five significant figures: 1,0,1,1,2. 3. All zeros appearing to the right of an understood decimal point or nonzeros appearing to the right of a decimal point are significant.Identifying … · Rounding conventions · Importance · Unimportance · Method
Math Skills - Scientific Notation
If I quickly measure the width of a piece of notebook paper, I might get 220 mm (2 significant figures). If I am more precise, I might get 216 mm (3 significant figures)
Significant Figures
It is important to be honest when reporting a measurement, so that it does not appear to be more accurate than the equipment used to make the measurement allows.
Significant Figures
Short summary of how to use significant figures. … Significant Figures. Significant figures are associated with measurements or the result of a calculation using measurements.
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