Question

What are the singnificat digit of 0.0023080

Answer 1

In a decimal number, all non-zero digits are significant. Zeros are significant only if they are trailing after non-zero digits and occur after a decimal point. Leading zeros after the decimal point and before the first non-zero digit are not considered to be significant.

Therefore, in the number 0.0023080:

The two leading 0s before the digit 2 are not significant whereas the digits 2, 3, 0, 8 and 0 are significant. Hence, there are five significant digits in the number 0.0023080. 

Answer 2

the number of significant figures in 0.0023080 will be