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Accuracy and Precision in Measurements
In any
measurement
the digit farthest
to the right is
considered to be
estimated.
0 1 2
1.3 2.0 3
Sig. Fig. Rules (with measurements):
0.005
0.0050
0.00500
0.00505
Look at places!
3.63 cm
13.129 cm
+123.1 cm
139.859 cm = 139.9 cm
significant to 6
the 0.1 place
Measurement Calculations with scientific
notation.
Addition/subtraction: must be placed into the
same notation.
(2.3 x 103) + (3.2 x 104) =
0.23 x 104
+3.2 x 104
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Calculations with Sig. figs.
Multiplication and division (measurements):
You must be
able to
count.
2 s.f.’s 8
1. The term that is related to the reproducibility (repeatability) of a
measurement is
a. accuracy.
b. precision.
Let’s take a “Quiz”
c. qualitative.
d. quantitative. b. precision.
e. property.
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3. The number of significant figures in 6.0700 x 10
-4… is
a. 3.
b. 4.
c. 5.
d. 6. c. 5.
e. 7.
d. 4
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