Question Detail
Question
The value of (8.314 × 310) / 96485 should be reported with how many significant figures?
Correct Answer
Option C is the correct answer.
Detailed Explanation
8.314 has 4 sig figs, 310 has 3 sig figs (or ambiguous), 96485 has 5 sig figs. The least number of sig figs among the numbers is 3 (from 310, if it is exact it would be infinite, but typically treated as 3). Thus the answer should be reported with 3 significant figures.
Hint
The result should have the same number of significant figures as the measurement with the fewest significant figures.