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Round the value 23.731 g to three significant figures.Express your answer numerically using three significant figures.

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23.731 g rounded to three significant figures is 23.7 g.

Rule for significant figures:

All non-zero numbers are significant.

In 23.731, there are 5 non-zero numbers. So, there are 5 significant figures. To get number in 3 significant figures round the number at the first decimal place.

Now, the 23.731 g can be expressed in 3 significant figures as 23.7 g.

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