CH.1-Sig figs Flashcards

1
Q

Do nonzero integers count as s.f.?

A

Yes

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2
Q

How many s.f. in 3634?

A

4

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3
Q

Do leading zeros that precede all nonzero integers count as s.f.?

A

No

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4
Q

0.078 has how many s.f.?

A

2

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5
Q

0.099 has how many s.f.?

A

2

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6
Q

Do captive zeros count as s.f.?

A

Yes

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7
Q

How many s.f. in 19.09?

A

4

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8
Q

How many s.f. in 16.07?

A

4

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9
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Do trailing zeros count as s.f. if there’s no decimal point?

A

No

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10
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Do trailing zeros count as s.f. if there’s a decimal point?

A

Yes

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11
Q

How many s.f. in 9.300?

A

4

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12
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How many s.f. in 150?

A

2

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13
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How many s.f. in 180. ?

A

3

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14
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Exact numbers have an —- number of s.f.

A

infinite

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15
Q

TRUE OR FALSE: The numbers of students in class are an exact number and have infinite s.f.

A

TRUE

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16
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0.00068 has how many s.f.?

A

2

17
Q

0.000654 has how many s.f.?

A

3

18
Q

879 000 rounded to 1 s.f.?

A

900 000

19
Q

88 800 000 rounded to 2 s.f.?

A

89 000 000

20
Q

0.089 rounded to 1 s.f.?

A

0.09

21
Q

3.00 x 10^2 has how many s.f.?

A

3 (300.)

22
Q

TRUE OR FALSE: 00067000.0 has 5 significant figures

A

False. 6 s.f. (don’t count the first three 0s)

23
Q

In multiplication/division, we keep the number of s.f. as the numbers with the highest or lowest s.f.?

A

Lowest

24
Q

38.65 x 105.93 how many s.f.?

A

4

25
Q

In addition/subtraction, we keep the same amount of s.f. as the number with —-

A

The least amount of decimal places

26
Q

1.2 + 4.41 how many s.f.?

A

2

27
Q

What is the answer to 77.2 + 10.46? How many s.f.?

A

87.7 it has 3 s.f.

28
Q

What is the answer to 13.77+ 908.226

A

922.00

29
Q

2(1.008 g) + 15.99 g =

A

18.01 (Multiplication first: 4 s.f. then addition 15.99 is least precise so 18.006 becomes 18.01)

30
Q

118.7/2−35.5 =

A

23.9 (First division: 4 s.f. then subtraction: 35.5 has least decimal places s0 23.85 becomes 23.9)