Significant Figure Rules - ANS 1. Leading zeros not sig
2. Zeros btw 2 digits are sig
3. Trailing zeros to right of decimal are sig
4. Trailing zeros before decimal are sig
How many sig figs?
0.0005004 - ANS 4 sig figs
How many sig figs?
74,000 - ANS 2 sig figs
How many sig figs?
103.500 - ANS 6 sig figs
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How many sig figs?
1.90 10^2 - ANS 3 sig figs
Unit Conversions
1 kilogram = grams?
1 meter = centimeters?
1 kilometer = meters?
1 Liter = milliliters? - ANS 1000 grams or 10^3
100 centimeters
1000 meters
1000 milliliters
Chemical Properties - ANS Characteristic that cannot be observed without altering the
substance
ex. burning paper
Physical Properies - ANS Those that we can measure without changing the basic identiy of
substance
ex. color: blue, red
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