October 31, 2024, 10:31:40 PM
Forum Rules: Read This Before Posting


« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Topic: Significant Figures Question  (Read 1473 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Cyrustorz

  • Regular Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 29
  • Mole Snacks: +0/-2
Significant Figures Question
« on: September 10, 2015, 02:57:52 AM »
So my problem asked me to round 2.083 to two significant figures.  Well, 3 is less than 5, so I round down to 2.08.  My answer came back wrong.  It was supposed to be 2.1

How is that possible, could someone please explain what my misunderstanding is?
Logged

Offline Borek

  • Mr. pH
  • Administrator
  • Deity Member
  • *
  • Posts: 27820
  • Mole Snacks: +1808/-412
  • Gender: Male
  • I am known to be occasionally wrong.
    • Chembuddy
Re: Significant Figures Question
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2015, 03:58:02 AM »
2.08 is three significant figures. Why do you think it is two?
Logged
ChemBuddy chemical calculators - stoichiometry, pH, concentration, buffer preparation, titrations.info
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
Sponsored Links