Question

The number 0.032040 has ____ significant figures

Answer 1

The number 0.032040 has five significant figures.

Basic rules of Significant figures

• Non-zero numbers will always be significant. for example, 567 has three significant figures
• Zeros between two non-zero significant figures are also significant. 708 has three significant figures.
• The ending zeros or final zeros are also significant. For example, 2300 has four significant figures.
• The zeros to the left of significant figures are not significant. 0.05341 has four significant figures.