3. The mass of a gold nugget was measured and found to be 0.00320 grams. How many significant figures are in this number? (You might have to read ahead in your text to find sig. figs.)

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3. The mass of a gold nugget was measured and found to be 0.00320 grams. How many
significant figures are in this number? (You might have to read ahead in your text to find sig.
figs.)
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