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SIGNIFICANT FIGURE WORKSHEET-ANSWER KEY

1) Indicate the number of significant figures in the following:


a) 2.508 L 4 d) 12 in/1 ft  g) 29 mm 2
b) 0.00210 km 3 e) 20 students  h) 3.50 x 103 nm 3
c) 3000 g 1 f) 45.00 g 4 I) 8.34M5 g/mL 3
2) Round each of the following numbers to the indicated number of significant figures:
a) 96.528 cm2 to 3 SF 96.5 cm2 d) 0.036559 m to 4 SF 0.03656 m
b) 1275 mL to 2 SF 1300 mL e) 0.14500001 lb to 2 SF 0.15 lb
c) 26.485 g to 4 SF 26.48 g f) 6.0221367x1023 to 4 SF 6.022x1023
3) Perform the following calculations, giving the answer properly rounded to the correct
number of significant figures.
a) 65g + 25.86g + 145.1g = 236 g c) 2.5 x102 + 2.6x103 + 3.4x10-1 = 2900
4.582 g + 4.54 g + 4.60 g
b) 415.1g – 25.56g = 389.5 g d) = 4.57 g
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4) What is the assumed absolute uncertainty (au) of the following?
a) 0.0770 g  0.0001 g d) 1.56 x 103 m  10 m
b) 450 mL  10 mL e) 4500 km  100 km
c) 35M14 cm2  100 cm2 f) 25.0 lb  0.1 lb

5) What is the assumed relative uncertainty (ru) of the following?


a) 0.0770 g 0.001 d) 1.56 x 103 m 0.006
b) 450 mL 0.02 e) 4500 km 0.02
c) 35M14 cm2 0.03 f) 25.0 lb 0.004
6) Perform the following calculations, giving the answer properly rounded to the correct
number of significant figures.
æ 1 mm ö
a) 6.72 m ç - 3 ÷ = 6720 mm c)
( )
8.015 x 10 -3 (0.550)
= 2.3x10-6
è 10 mø 1.9x10 3

60.00 x 35
b) = 420,000 d) (22.5 cm)(125.6 cm)(1.4 cm) = 40M00 cm3
0.0050
7) Perform the following calculations, giving the answer properly rounded to the correct
number of significant figures. Hint: You might want to show an intermediate
answer.
35.46 g / mol - 35.4527 g / mol
a) x 100% = = 0.02M1 %
35.4527 g / mol

SFAnswerKey 6/24/20
Scientific Notation, Significant Figures & Precision and Accuracy

A) Use scientific notation to express each of the following:


1) 3.14=3.14 or 3.14x100 4) 150 = 1.5 x 102 7) 22.4 = 2.24 x 101
2) 0.08206 = 8.206 x 10-2 5) 0.150 = 1.50 x 10-1 8) 0.003 = 3 x 10-3
3) 150.0 = 1.500 x 102 6) 8314 = 8.314 103 9) 0.0030=3.0 x 10-3

B) How many significant figures are in each of the following?


10) 24.305 5 SF 13) 0.726 3 SF 16) 0.81 2 SF
11) 260 2 SF 14) 800 1 SF 17) 0.082060 5 SF
12) 47.90 4 SF 15) 14.007 5 SF 18) 1.620 x 10-2 4 SF

C) Express each of the following with 3 significant figures:


19) 3.14159 = 3.14 22) 1.0080 = 1.01 25) 35.453 = 35.5
20) 0.08206 = 0.0821 23) 15.994 = 16.0 26) 1.625x10-2= 1.62x10-2
21) 6.022x1023=6.02x1023 24) 0.9983 = 0.998 27) 150.4 = 1.50 x 102

D) Complete the following calculations. Be sure to express your answer with the correct
number of significant figures.
28) (12.0)(2.54) = 30.5 34) 3.2 + 14.19 = 17.4
29) 0.250/1.057 = 0.237 35) 3.41 x 104 + 6.3 x 103 =4.04 x 10 4

453.1 + 2.102 7.2 x 10-4


30) = 28.5 36) = 9.0 x 10-7
16.0 8.0 x 102
3.24 x 1022 37) 4.8 x 103/7.99 x 10-2 = 6.0 x 104
31) = 0.0538
6.023 x 1023
38) 7.70 x 10-1/1.1 x 103 = 7.0 x 10-4
32) 1.00/6.023 x 1023 = 1.66 x 10-24
(5.4 x 102)(7.99 x 10-3)
33) (6.023x1023)(2.5 x 10-4)=1.5 x 1020 39) = 1000
(4.0 x 101)(9 x 10-5)

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E) The mass of a 5.000 gram piece of iron is measured 3 times on 2 different
balances with the following results:
Trial Balance 1 (g) Balance 2 (g)
1 5.01 4.97
2 4.99 4.88
3 5.02 4.91
40) What is the average for balance 1? 5.01
For balance 2? 4.92
41) What is the average deviation for balance 1? 0.01
For balance 2? 0.03
42) Based on these measurements, which balance is more accurate? Balance 1
Which is more precise? Also balance 1
NOTE: For credit you MUST show all work. No work, no credit
For balance 1:
ae = |5.01 - 5.000| = 0.01 g
%re = 0.01g/5.000g x 100% = 0.2%
%rad = 0.01g/5.01 x 100% = 0.2%

For balance 2
ae = |4.92 - 5.000| = 0.08g
%re = 0.08g/5.000g x 100% = 2%
%rad = 0.03/4.92 x 100% = 0.6%

Smaller %re -> more accurate


Smaller %rad -> more precise

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