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How many significant digits does 0.00100 have?
three, leading zeros are not significant and trailing zeros are significant if there is a decimal. trailing zeros are not significant if there is no decimal zeros in the middle of numbers are significant
How many significant figures are there in 0.005000 m?
Four. When the decimal point is expressed, trailing zeros are significant. Leading zeros are never significant.
How do you round 0.0195 to 3 significant digits?
0.0195. Note that leading zeros are non-significant.
How many significant figures are in -20.0?
Three (3). Rules for significant figures: 1. Leading zeros are never significant. Leading zeros are ones that come before any other digit, such as the first 0 in 0.1 2. Non-zero digits are always significant. 3. Zeros between two non-zero digits are always significant. In 202, the 0 is significant because of this. 4. Trailing zeros are significant if and only if there is a decimal point. For example, 200 has 1 significant figure, but 200. has 3.
Why are leading zeros to the left of non zero digits not significant?
Because they are place holders
