General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry
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Author: H. Stephen Stoker
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.67EP
What is the uncertainty, in terms of a power of 10, associated with each of the following measured values?
- a. 3.60 × 104
- b. 3.60 × 106
- c. 3.6 × 105
- d. 3.6 × 10−3
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