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Significant Figures

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The Golden Rule

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The Golden Rule

Your answer cannot contain more sig figs than the least accurately measure quantity. DO NOT use conversion factors for determining significant figures.

Any digit that is not zero is significant

EX. of Rule 1 : 123
(How many sig-figs?)

Zeros between significant figures (captive zeros? are significant.

EX. of Rule 2 : 80601
10.001
(How many sig-figs?)