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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The measurement that has only nonsignificant zeros is:
A
50601 L
B
60.001 mL
C
0.00528 mL
D
1200. mL
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The correct option is given by: b. 400 mL. The zeros in 400 mL are not present before or after a decimal point.

Detailed explanation-2: -Number of significant figures in 0.005 is one and. that in 0.500 is three.

Detailed explanation-3: -005 m 2 . Since, the number is less than 1, the zeros on the right to the decimal before the first non-zero integer is insignificant. So, the number 5 is the only significant digit. It has 1 significant digit.

Detailed explanation-4: -Thus, the given number has only 2 significant figures.

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