2. Significant Figures(a) Express the numbers listed in Data Table 3 to three significant figures, writing thenumbers in the first column in normal notation and the numbers in the second columnin powers of 10 (scientific) notation.25Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.EXPERIMENT 2 Experimental Uncertainty (Error) and Data AnalysisDATA TABLE 3Purpose: To practice expressing significant figures.0.52415.0814440.025483,90952800.06082.4530.00010(continued)2,700,000,000Laboratory Report

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2. Significant Figures
(a) Express the numbers listed in Data Table 3 to three significant figures, writing the
numbers in the first column in normal notation and the numbers in the second column
in powers of 10 (scientific) notation.
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Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.
EXPERIMENT 2 Experimental Uncertainty (Error) and Data Analysis
DATA TABLE 3
Purpose: To practice expressing significant figures.
0.524
15.08
1444
0.0254
83,909
5280
0.060
82.453
0.00010
(continued)
2,700,000,000
Laboratory Report

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