Introductory Chemistry: A Foundation
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ISBN: 9781285199030
Author: Steven S. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2, Problem 100AP
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If the perimeter of the textbook is 80 cm and the area is
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For writing significant figures, following rules should be followed:
- Every non-zero digits are significant. For example, the number 2356 has 4 significant figures.
- Any zero between two non-zero digits are significant. For example, the number 205 has 3 significantv figures.
- The trailing zeros after the decimal are significant. For example, 0.450 has 3 significant figures, 100 has 1 significant figure and 0.025 has 2 significnat figures.
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