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How many significant figures are correctly present in the measurement ?Mole Concept and Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry Chemistry Question

Question

How many significant figures are correctly present in the measurement $0.000014650 \text{ m}$?

Answer: B

💡 Solution & Explanation

According to significant figure rules, leading zeros are merely placeholders and are never significant. The non-zero digits ($1, 4, 6, 5$) are significant. The trailing zero is significant because it appears after a decimal point. Therefore, the number has exactly 5 significant figures.

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