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How many significant figures are there in each number:(a) $5.300 \times 10^{-2}$(b) $3.2 \times 10^{5}$(c) $0.00890 \times 10^{-4}$(d) $7.9600000 \times 10^{10}$(e) $8.030 \times 10^{21}$
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