
Chemistry: Principles and Practice
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ISBN: 9780534420123
Author: Daniel L. Reger, Scott R. Goode, David W. Ball, Edward Mercer
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.46QE
How many significant figures are there in each of the following?
- (a) 0.136 m
- (b) 0.0001050 g
- (c) 2.700 × 103 nm
- (d) 6 × 10–4 L
- (e) 56003 cm3
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