Question

How many significant figures are in the measurement 0.023040 cm?

Answer 1

Answer: The answer is FIVE

Explanation: Starting from the first nonzero digit, count to the right and you will find the significant figures. For this example, you would start counting from 0.023040. There are 5 significant figures.

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Answer 2

There are 5 significant figures in your measurement.
Significant digits are the digits following the two zeros at the start of your measurement.
- zeros in front of measurement don’t count as significant figures.
- however zeroes following real numbers count as significant digits.

23040 are significant.