I am having a bit of trouble with significant figures and rounding. In a question such as the one below, would the sig fig I put in my answer be correct? How many moles are present in 3.44 g CoCl2 ꞏ 6H2O?      = (Which sig fig amount is correct-->) .0217 moles or .021 moles The whole answer was 0.02177904, would I round this answer to the 3rd sig fig? So, is the correct answer actually .022?

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I am having a bit of trouble with significant figures and rounding. In a question such as the one below, would the sig fig I put in my answer be correct?

  1. How many moles are present in 3.44 g CoCl2 ꞏ 6H2O? 

    = (Which sig fig amount is correct-->) .0217 moles or .021 moles

The whole answer was 0.02177904, would I round this answer to the 3rd sig fig? So, is the correct answer actually .022? 

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