Question
Under what circumstances is the number 0 considered a significant figure.
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Answer
Zero is considered a significant figure in the following circumstances:
(i) All zeros between two non-zero digits are significant figures.
(ii) If there is a non-zero digit before the decimal and there are zero significant digits after it. Like all zeros in 3.005 are significant figures.
(iii) All zeros following any non-zero digit on the right side of the decimal are significant figure, e.g. in 4.6500 both zeros are significant figures.
(i) All zeros between two non-zero digits are significant figures.
(ii) If there is a non-zero digit before the decimal and there are zero significant digits after it. Like all zeros in 3.005 are significant figures.
(iii) All zeros following any non-zero digit on the right side of the decimal are significant figure, e.g. in 4.6500 both zeros are significant figures.
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