Question
What do you mean by significant figures?
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Answer
Significant figures are meaningful digits which are known with certainty including the last digit whose value is uncertain.
For example,
In 11.2546g, there is 6 significant figures but here 11.254 are certain and 6 is uncertain and the uncertainty would be ±1 in the last digit.
Hence last uncertain digit is also included in Significant figures.
For example,
In 11.2546g, there is 6 significant figures but here 11.254 are certain and 6 is uncertain and the uncertainty would be ±1 in the last digit.
Hence last uncertain digit is also included in Significant figures.
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