Question

write the number of significant figures in the following
a) 0.010 b)14.00​

Answer 1

The number of significant figures in 0.010 is two.

The number of significant figures in 14.00 is four

Basic rules of significant figures

• Non-zero digits are always significant.
• Zeros in between two significant figures are also significant.
• Zeros to the right of significant figures are also significant.
• The zeros to the left of significant figures are not significant.