194k views
2 votes
HELP ASAP!

Why is it misleading to include too many significant figures in a laboratory report?

1 Answer

4 votes

Answer:

The last significant figure is inherently uncertain because of the rounding off. The rounding-off uncertainty is usually half of the last figure's decimal-place value if no other uncertainty is expressed. As a rule of thumb results of measurements and calculations have a limited number of significant figures.

User Boredabdel
by
8.4k points

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.