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Significant Figures

Name _________________________ Period ____ Date __________

When performing calculations (and experiments) in chemistry and


physics, you must follow significant figure rules. They give other
scientists information about the equipment that you are using.

Note: You will be expected to follow these rules on all future


calculations. The sooner you memorize them, the easier things
will be.

Rules
1. All numbers that are not zero are significant

Example: 53 g has _____ significant figures

2. Zeroes at the beginning are never significant.

Example: .0023m has _____ significant figures

0.156m has _____ significant figures.

0.00113m has _____ significant figures.

3. Zeroes between nonzero numbers always significant.

Example: 407ml has _____ significant figures

30.11g has _____ significant figures

10003 has _____ significant figures

4. Zeroes at the end of a number are significant if a decimal is shown.

Example: .650km has _____ significant figure

0.03100 km has _____ significant figures

4500cm has _____ significant figures

4500. cm has _____ significant figures


5. Counted or exact numbers (ex. 12 eggs in a dozen, 13 girls
in the class) have an unlimited amount of significant
figures.

6. For multiplication/division, the answer can have the same


number of significant figures as the value with the fewest
number of significant figures (COUNT DOWN)

Ex. (.79 cm)(31.3 cm) = 24.750 cm2 = 25cm2

7. For addition/subtraction, the answer can have the number of places after the
decimal as the value with the fewest number of places after the decimal (CHOP off
the extra the decimal places)

Ex. 104.622m + .1m = 104.722m = 104.7m

1. Tell how many significant figures


a.) 0.4004 mL b.) 6000 g c.) 1.00030 km d.) 0.0006730 g

e.) 50,000.0 µL f.) 371 mol g.) 4.00 x 102 mm h.) 21 mL

2.) Addition/Subtraction. Calculate and report the answer in correct


significant figures.

a.) .78 g b.) 10.2 cm – 7.11 cm = c.) 8.205mm


+ 0.3329 g - .13 mm

d.) 1.8 ml + 99.532 ml = e.) 0.947 mg f.) 133.44 L – 0.8102 L =


+ .32 mg
3.) Multiplication/Division. Calculate and report your answer in correct
number of significant figures.

a.) (3.8102 m)(3.44 m) = b.) 0.9420 g = c.) (2.24 cm)(7.943 cm)=


13.16722 mL

d.) 246.8 cm3 / 2.46 cm = e.) 612 g / 7.15ml = f.) .28 m3 / 11.11m =

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