Question

8 The number of significant figures in the measurement x = 10.00360 are
A7
C) 8
B) 5
D) 6​

Answer 1

Answer:

A) 7

Here, all the digits are significant.

The rules of finding the significant figures :

• All the non zero digits are significant.

• The zeros between two non zero digit are significant.

• If the number is less than 1, the zeros on the right of decimal point but to the left of the first non zero digit are non significant.

• The terminal of trailing zeros in the number without a decimal point are not significant.

• The trailing zeros in a number with decimal point are significant.

• For a number greater than 1, without any decimal, the trailing zeros are not significant.

• For a number with a decimal, the trailing zeros are significant.