Sig Figs

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What’s an example of a trailing zero?

500 because of 500 … so it would have 1 sig fig.

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What are leading zeros?

For example: 0.0050830

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When is it okay to have a trailing zero?

When a decimal point is present. For example: 0 . 0050830

So, 0.0050830← that makes this zero okay. That means it has 5 sig figs (50830).

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What are in-between zeros?

5006 or 704