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Significant Figures in Logarithms & Antilogs

2021-09-25

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Learn how to round log and antilog answers to the correct number of sig figs. There's just one rule: The number of sig figs after the decimal in the calculated log value equals the number of significant figures in the original number. In chemistry, this is useful when doing pH calculations.

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Time Stamps:

0:00 Introduction

0:32 The Rule

1:03 Log Example Problems

4:12 Antilog Example Problems

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