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How many significant figures does 0.00130 have

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Answer:

3 significant figures

Step-by-step explanation:

  • Zeros that come before any non-zero digits are never significant.

  • Zeros that are in between any non-zero digits are always significant.

  • Zeros that come after any non-zero digit are ONLY significant if a decimal point is present somewhere in the number. (In this case there is a decimal point.)

I underlined the significant figures in this number:

0 . 0 0 1 3 0

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