Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780357391594
Author: Frederick A. Bettelheim; William H. Brown; Mary K. Campbell
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 1, Problem 14P
1-26 How many significant figures are in the following?
(a) 5.71 × 1013
(b) 4.4 × 105
(c) 3 × 10-6
(d) 4.000 × 10-11
(e) 5.5550 × 10-3
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