Chemistry
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Author: Steven S. Zumdahl
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 32E
Use exponential notation to express the number 385,500 to
- a. one significant figure.
- b. two significant figures.
- c. three significant figures.
- d. five significant figures.
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