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Re: Do sig figs normally change the final answer significantly?
« Reply #30 on: March 13, 2010, 03:58:34 pm »
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^^ for this one you'd use 2 sig figs in your answer as the least accurate data that you USED was 2 sig figs.
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Re: Do sig figs normally change the final answer significantly?
« Reply #31 on: March 13, 2010, 04:44:35 pm »
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Quote from: chem-nerd on March 13, 2010, 03:58:34 pm
^^ for this one you'd use 2 sig figs in your answer as the least accurate data that you USED was 2 sig figs.
Alright so its the least accurate data you USE not given...
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Re: Do sig figs normally change the final answer significantly?
« Reply #32 on: April 08, 2010, 11:40:21 pm »
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Quote from: kenhung123 on March 13, 2010, 04:44:35 pm
Quote from: chem-nerd on March 13, 2010, 03:58:34 pm
^^ for this one you'd use 2 sig figs in your answer as the least accurate data that you USED was 2 sig figs.
Alright so its the least accurate data you USE not given...
Yup :P
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Re: Do sig figs normally change the final answer significantly?
« Reply #33 on: April 08, 2010, 11:53:21 pm »
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Wow. Month old revival...
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Re: Do sig figs normally change the final answer significantly?
« Reply #34 on: April 08, 2010, 11:59:26 pm »
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Quote from: m@tty on April 08, 2010, 11:53:21 pm
Wow. Month old revival...

They've been worse but in the end sig figs is pretty important in chemistry.
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Re: Do sig figs normally change the final answer significantly?
« Reply #35 on: April 09, 2010, 12:45:26 am »
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I swear I found this in the unread topics.... lol must not have been there... obviously... oops.
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Re: Do sig figs normally change the final answer significantly?
« Reply #36 on: April 09, 2010, 01:15:05 am »
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Quote from: akira88 on April 09, 2010, 12:45:26 am
I swear I found this in the unread topics.... lol must not have been there... obviously... oops.

Probably either because:

1.  You haven't signed in a while (which I know isn't true)
2.  The topic was made a month ago and you just haven't read it so it appears as an "unread topic".

Each day, do you click on the "Mark ALL messages as read" link?
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Re: Do sig figs normally change the final answer significantly?
« Reply #37 on: April 09, 2010, 09:34:39 am »
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Quote from: Gloamglozer on April 09, 2010, 01:15:05 am
Quote from: akira88 on April 09, 2010, 12:45:26 am
I swear I found this in the unread topics.... lol must not have been there... obviously... oops.

Probably either because:

1.  You haven't signed in a while (which I know isn't true)
2.  The topic was made a month ago and you just haven't read it so it appears as an "unread topic".

Each day, do you click on the "Mark ALL messages as read" link?
probs cuz its just been restored by enwiabe
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