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Some Basic Concepts Of Chemistry

Question
CBSEENCH11004971

How many significant figures should be present in the answer of the following calculations?

fraction numerator 0.02856 space cross times space 298.15 space cross times space 0.112 over denominator 0.5785 end fraction

Solution
As the number of significant figures in the least precise factor is three (viz 0·112), therefore the answer should have 3 significant figures.