For the number 0.00849, how many significant figures are there?

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There are four physics/chemistry/electronics questions in this image. We need to classify each of them and provide a cleaned question.

Answer

3 significant figures.

The final answer is 3 significant figures.

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The final answer is 3 significant figures.

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In the number 0.00849, the leading zeros are not significant. The digits 8, 4, and 9 are the significant figures.

Tips

A common mistake is counting leading zeros as significant figures; only zeros between or after non-zero digits are significant.

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