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A Brief Introduction To: Significant Figures

The document provides rules for determining significant figures in numbers. It explains that non-zero digits and trailing zeros are significant. Leading zeros and trailing zeros in whole numbers are not significant. The document also outlines how to handle significant figures in multiplication, division, addition and subtraction calculations.

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A Brief Introduction To: Significant Figures

The document provides rules for determining significant figures in numbers. It explains that non-zero digits and trailing zeros are significant. Leading zeros and trailing zeros in whole numbers are not significant. The document also outlines how to handle significant figures in multiplication, division, addition and subtraction calculations.

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A Brief Introduction to
Significant Figures
Summary of Rules for Significant Figures:
1. Always consider all non-zero digits significant.
2. Zeros appearing between non-zero significant numbers are always significant.
3. Any zeros that are at the end of the number and are to the right of the decimal point must be
considered significant.

What Zeros are Not Significant?


1. Space holding zeros for numbers less than one.
Example: 0.002 and 0.0105
2. The zero on the left of the decimal point for numbers less than one.
Example: 0.002 and 0.0105
3. Zeros trailing in a whole number.
Example: 35000 vs. 35000. (35000 has no significant zeros, while 35000. has three) Note:
If written with a decimal point after the zero, the zero(s) are significant, for example
35000.54 has three significant zeros.
4. Leading zeros in a whole number.
Example: 025

Math with Significant Figures:


Multiplying/ Dividing:
• Round off your answer so that the number of significant figures matches the value
used in the calculation with the least significant figures.
Example: 2.5 x 4.06 x 2.899 = 29 (2 significant figures)
Addition/Subtraction:

• Round off your answer with the least number of decimal places from all numbers used
in the calculation.
Example: 2 + 2.5 + 2.6 = 7 (no decimal places)

SF v1.4 MF, MY© 2020 6-27-20 Chem Think Technical Press CBC UofA

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