Physics And Measurement Question 7
Question: Assertion: Number of significant figures in 0.005 is one and that in 0.500 is three. Reason: This is because zeros are not significant.
Options:
A) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
B) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
C) If assertion is true but reason is false.
D) If the assertion and reason both are false.
E) If assertion is false but reason is true.
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
Since zeros placed to the left of the number are never significant, but zeros placed to right of the number are significant.
