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When do zeros count as significant digits and when don't they count?

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When do zeros count as significant digits and when don’t they count?

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When do zeros count as significant digits and when don’t they count?

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According to the rules of significant figures, all the non zero digits are significant. Thus (a) when Zeros are present between the nonzero digits are always significant.

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