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State the number of significant digits in each of the following:(a) $1.2 \times 10^{0} g$ g(b) $4.50 \times 10^{1} \mathrm{~g}$(c) $5.02 \times 10^{-1} \mathrm{~g}$(d) $100 \times 10^{-2} \mathrm{~g}$
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Step 1: The rule to calculate the number of significant digits is to start counting the digits from left to right, starting with the first non-zero digit. Show more…
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