Question

Write an expression for the quantity 506 000 cm in which it is clear that all zeros are significant

Answer 1

The use of scientifice notation ensures you that all the zeros shown are significative.

For exampleif you wrire 4.30 * 10^ 5 means that there are 3 significant figures because the 0 counts, and if you wirte 4.300 * 10^5 means that there are 4 significant figures becasue the two zeros count.

So, if you want to state the number of significant figures in 506000 cm, write it in scientific notation with all the zeros: 5.06000 * 10^5 cm

Answer:
`5.06000. 10^(5)`