Question

The number of significant figures in 0.0500 is
A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1

Answer 1

The number of significant figures in this statement is 3.

Answer 2

answer : option (B) 3

explanation : according to rule of significant figure ,

1. zeroes to left of the first non - zero digits are insignificant. I mean, they don't count as significant figure. for instance, 0.0052 has two significant figures, 0.0002356 has four significant figures.

1. zero to the right of both a decimal and a non-zero number , are significant.for instance, 1000.00 has six significant figures.

after understanding above concept

you can easily say, 0.0500 has three significant.