Example 1.2 - Chapter 1 - Units and Measurement

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Example 1.2 - 5.74 g of a substance occupies 1.2 cmยณ. Express its - Examples

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Example 1.2 5.74 g of a substance occupies 1.2 cmยณ. Express its density by keeping the significant figures in view. Now, Density = (๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ )/(๐‘‰๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘ข๐‘š๐‘’) = (5.74)/(1.2) = 4.783โ€ฆ Here, we 5.74 has 3 significant figures, 1.2 has 2 significant figure Thus, final answer will have 2 significant figures Rounding off 4.783โ€ฆ to 4.8 = 4.8 g/cm^(3)

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