Question

How many significant figures are present in 3.066g?

Answer 1

Answer:

there are 4 significant figures

Explanation:

3,0,6,6 are all significant figures. here zero is significant because it has significant figure on either of its sides

Answer 2

The number of significant figures in 3.006g is 4.

Given,

The number with a unit: 3.006g.

To Find,

The significant figures in 3.006g.

Solution,

The method of finding the significant figures in the given number is as follows -

We know that a single digit in a number is called a significant figure if the value of the number significantly changes when the digit is removed from the number.

Also, we know that non-zero digits of a number are always significant figures and the digits between two significant figures are also significant figures.

So here in 3.006g 3 and 6 are two significant figures since these are non-zero digits.

So the digits between 3 and 6 are also significant figures. So 3, 0, 0, and 6, all the digits are significant figures.

Hence, the number of significant figures in 3.006g is 4.

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