There are six significant figures
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There are two significant figures: 2 and 0
The significant figures of a number are those digits that carry meaning contributing to its precision. Leading zeros (the zero before the 2) are not significant.
There are two significant figures in the measurement 0.020 km. This is because zeros in front of the first non-zero digit are not considered significant.
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There are two significant figures in the measurement 0.0039.
There are four significant figures in the measurement 1.050 L.
There are three. The 4, the 5 and the zero in between. The two last zeros serve only to properly space the decimal point which, in this number, is implied.
There are three significant figures in 43.0. The zero at the end of the number is considered significant because it serves to specify the accuracy of the measurement to the tenths place.