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How do you read beakers to the correct amount of significant figures?
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Beakers provide a precision of up to 2 significant figures

Step-by-step explanation:

Beakers are only used when we need a rough amount of some specific liquid and we don't have a requirement to measure its amount precisely. This is why beakers are already calibrated to a precision of 2 significant figures.

In case we need a higher precision, we should use a graduated cylinder that would provide a precision up to 3 significant figures.

For even higher precision, especially when we titrate something, we use a buret. A buret provides a precision of up to 4 significant figures and is considered one of the most precise means of measurement.

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