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Author: Tro, Nivaldo J.
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Chapter E, Problem 38E
Read each measurement to the correct number of significant figures. Laboratory glassware should always be read from the bottom of the meniscus. Digital balances normally display mass to the correct number of significant figures for that particular balance.
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