Significant figures


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Significant figures

Postby Chem_Mod » Fri Dec 02, 2011 1:38 pm

In the Heisenburg Uncertainty Principle, would we account for the uncertainty (+/-) in determining the amount of significant figures of the final answer?

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Re: Significant figures

Postby Chem_Mod » Fri Dec 02, 2011 1:39 pm

Since it is the data you use for the calculation, it must account fot for the SF of the final answer.


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