Question

The number of significant figures in
1.50 x 104 g is ...........
a. 2
b. 3
c.4
d.6​

Answer 1

Answer:3

Explanation:

Solving 1.50*104 =158.00

That is upto 3 significant figures.

Answer 2

The number of significant figures in $1.50\times10^4$ is 3.

Explanation:

• To answer this question, the rules of identifying significant number must be used.

Rules for deciding significant figures​:

1. All non-zero digits are significant numbers. For example, in 0.768 there are three significant figures.
2. Zeros located on the left of the first non-zero digit in the number are not significant. For example, 0.008 g has only one significant figures.
3. Zeros present between the digits are considered as significant. For example, in the case of 3.06, there are three significant figures.
4. Zeros to the right of the decimal points are significant. For example, in the case of 0.6000, there are four significant figures.
5. Zero present at the end of the number that are not present on right of a decimal it may or may not be considered as significant figure.

• As per the rule number 5, as zero is present at the end of the number which is present at the right of the decimal, the given number contains 3 significant numbers.

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