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Give the number of significant figures in this number: 0.070

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The amount of sig figs is three.
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Answer:

Significant figures in number '0.070' is 2.

Step-by-step explanation:

Significant figures : The figures are the numerals which express the value of magnitude of a quantity to a specific degree of accuracy also called significant digits.

0.070 =
7.0* 10^{-2]

Significant figures in number '0.070' is 2.

  • All zero’s preceding the first integers are never significant. For example: 0.00748 has three significant figures.
  • All zero’s after the decimal point are always significant. For example: 4.800, 85.00 and 250.0 all have four significant figures.
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