This practice worksheet provides examples for students to work on identifying the number of significant figures in measurements and calculations. It includes rounding numbers, expressing numbers in scientific notation, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing measurements, and reporting the answers with the appropriate number of significant figures.
This practice worksheet provides examples for students to work on identifying the number of significant figures in measurements and calculations. It includes rounding numbers, expressing numbers in scientific notation, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing measurements, and reporting the answers with the appropriate number of significant figures.
This practice worksheet provides examples for students to work on identifying the number of significant figures in measurements and calculations. It includes rounding numbers, expressing numbers in scientific notation, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing measurements, and reporting the answers with the appropriate number of significant figures.
This practice worksheet provides examples for students to work on identifying the number of significant figures in measurements and calculations. It includes rounding numbers, expressing numbers in scientific notation, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing measurements, and reporting the answers with the appropriate number of significant figures.
1. State the number of significant digits in each measurement.
1) 2804 m 2) 2.84 km 3) 5.029 m
4) 0.003068 m 5) 4.6 x 105 m 6) 4.06 x 10-5 m
7) 750 m 8) 75 m 9) 75,000 m
10) 75.00 m 11) 75,000.0 m 12) 10 cm
2. Round the following numbers as indicated:
To four sig. figs.:
3.682417 21.860051 375.6523 112.511 45.4673
To one sig fig:
41.87 2.473 5.687524 125.3 8.235
To two sig figs:
22.494 79.2588 0.03062 3.4125 41.86632
Round the last row of numbers of problem #2 to 2 sig figs using scientific notation:
4. Express the following numbers in their equivalent standard notational form. Then identify how many sig figs are in the number. Scientific notation #sig figs
1) 123,876.3 __________________ _____
2) 1,236,840 __________________ _____
3) 422000 __________________ _____
4) 0.000000000000211 __________________ _____
5) 0.000238 __________________ _____
6) 0.0000205 __________________ _____
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4. Solve the following problems and report answers with appropriate number of significant digits.
1) 6.201 in. + 7.4 in. + 0.68 ft. +12.0 in. =
2) 1.6 s + 1.62 hr +1200 min =
3) 8.264 g - 7.8 g =
4) 10.4168 m - 6.0 m =
5) 12.00 kg+15.001 kg=
6) 1.31 cm x 2.3 cm =
7) 5.7621 m x 6.201 m =
8) 20.2 cm / 7.41 s =
9) 40.002 g /13.000005 g =
5. Identify the sums or differences of the following with appropriate number of sig figs.:
1) (8.41 X 104) + (9.71 X 104) =
2) (5.11 X 102) - (4.2 X 102) =
3) (8.2 X 103) + (4.0 X 103) =
4) (6.3 X 10-2) - (2.1 X 10-2) =
6. Express the product and the quotients of the following with the appropriate number of sig figs:
1) (3.56 X 105) (4.21 X 106) =
2) (2 X 107) (8 X 10-9) =
3) (4.11 X 10-6) (7.51 X 10-4) =
4) 8.45 X 107 / 6.74 X 103 =
5) 9.7 X 108 / 8.6 X 10-2 =
6) 4.7 X 10-2 / 5.7 X 10-6 =
Dr. Behrang Madani Chemistry B11 Bakersfield College
