GENERAL CHEMISTRY-MOD.MASTERINGCHEM.
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Chapter 1, Problem 26E
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Using the concept of significant figures, the way in which the given information was presented should be criticized.
Concept introduction:
Any measurement involves estimation and thus is uncertain to some extent. The degree of certainty for a measurement is signified by the number of significant figures.
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