Significant Figures

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Significant Figures: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Significant Figures, Order of Magnitude, Rules for Counting Significant Figures, Rules for Mathematical Operations on Significant Figures, and Calculation of Significant Figures in Addition.

Important Questions on Significant Figures

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The answer of (1.0236-0.97268) with due regards to significant figure is

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The number of significant figures in 101.205 is-

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The number of significant figures in the numbers 4.8000×104 and 48000.50 are respectively

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The respective number of significant figures for the numbers  6.320, 6.032, 0.0006032 are:

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A cube has side of length 1.2×10-2 m. Its volume upto correct significant figures is

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If edge length of a cuboid are measured to be 1.2cm, 1.5cm and 1.8cm, then volume of the cuboid is

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According to significant figure convention the result obtained by adding 12.11, 18.0 and 1.012 is

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The length, breadth and thickness of a metal block is given by, l=9 cm, b=8 cm, t=2.45 cm. The volume of the block is

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Given π=3.14, the value of π2 according to the concept of significant figures is

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If the value of the resistance is 10.845 Ω and the value of the current is 3.23 A, then the potential difference is 35.02935 V. It's value in correct significant figures would be

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Two gold pieces, each of mass 0.035 g, are placed in a box of mass 2.3 g. The total mass of the box with gold pieces is

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The lengths of two bodies are measured to be  L=2.331 cm and  B=2.10 cm, then L+B is equal to (according to significant figures)

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A body of mass m=3.513 kg is moving along the x-axis with a speed of 5.00 m s-1. The magnitude of its momentum is recorded as.