Sig Figs
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Sig Figs
In certain questions, there is no given data, but you can find it by looking at the table (for example, the enthalpies of formation). Would I just use the numbers I get from the table to determine the sig figs?
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Re: Sig Figs
I would because sometimes numbers in tables are approximations or are not the most precise so you need to account for that.
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Re: Sig Figs
If those are the only data points you are given, yes. Otherwise use the least precise measurement not counting measurements that have to be made in whole numbers.
Re: Sig Figs
If there are no measured values in the question, do we assume to round to the nearest hundredth? For example, in Chapter 9 problem 21 part b, it says to calculate the entropy of a solid nanostructure made of 64 molecules in which the molecules lie in any one of four orientations with the same energy. The solutions manual gives the answer in 3 sig figs ( Ans= 1.22x10^-21 J/K) I am curious to know if we are expected to round to the nearest hundredth in cases like this.
Thank you in advance.
Thank you in advance.
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