Significant Figures in Measurement and Calculations A successful chemistry student habitually labels all numbers‚ because the unit is important. Also of great importance is the number itself. Any number used in a calculation should contain only figures that are considered reliable; otherwise‚ time and effort are wasted. Figures that are considered reliable are called significant figures . Chemical calculations involve numbers representing actual measurements. In a measurement‚ significant figures
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there was a particular event that had a major impact in my life‚ but I can say I will forever treasure the experience that I have gained through my military service in the Navy. Joining the military in any branch‚ but particularly the Navy‚ is an experience that I feel everyone should have even if it’s just for a standard four year term. Over the course of my four years of service‚ I can definitely say without a doubt that it had a major impact in shaping the direction of my life. It’s funny that
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Notes on significant figures When we use an equipment to take measurement‚ it is important to be honest when reporting a measurement‚ so that it does not appear to be more accurate than the equipment used to make the measurement allows. To achieve this‚ we can control the number of significant figures used to report the measurement. When we look at a number‚ its first significant figure is the first digit from the left‚ other than 0. E.g. - in the number 539 the first significant figure
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Hannah Ambrose Morris English II 17 August 2013 I have learned a lot of things from participating basketball. It has changed my entire outlook on and attitude toward life. Before my 7th grade year‚ I was shy‚ and didn’t have many friends. Basketball has virtually completely changed all of these qualities. On the first day of practice‚ the team warmed up with a scrimmage game. The players were split up and the game began. However‚ during the game‚ I noticed that I didn’t run as hard as I could
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We all endure hard times in life‚ and whether it is a positive or negative outcome‚ these times change our route in life. But sometimes‚ we come across someone who changes our lives for the better. They lift you up from the lowest points in your life‚ and point you in the right direction. If we never ran into these people that alter our lives‚ our lives would be very different today. Everybody has someone who has impacted their life in some sort of way‚ for better or worse. For some people‚ this
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There is one thing that happened in my life that changed it forever. This is the day my stepdad‚ Taylor‚ died. It started as a normal school day my freshman year. No one came to school because we were about to get off for a holiday‚ so everyone that showed up went to the auditorium to watch movies. A teacher came looking for me and said that I had to go to the office. I thought I was in trouble or something. When I walked in and saw my grandma and my aunt‚ I knew something was wrong. They
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"Describe a significant interest or experience that has special meaning to you Meaning To You.” Deep in the tepid gloom of late October I was gyrating‚ hip thrusting‚ and all manner of other obscene gestures to songs with the lyrical genius of a whale song. The fourth floor was sticky with evaporated sweat and I‚ for once‚ just didn’t give a fuck. Just me and a friend jamming because it seemed like it was the Right Thing to Do. When I got home I was surprised to see that the world hadn’t
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Ana Montes ENGL 0190 WP #1 Mrs. Ziegel Last year around fall time‚ when the air was getting cooler‚ and leaves were different colors was when a significant moment occurred for me. My best friend Brittna and I were at a park near a river‚ shooting her senior pictures. I was the photographer and she was the client. The itinerary was to complete the photoshoot and eat! It was the perfect time to take photos‚ because the temperature was at a stage where people could wear a thin sweater if they wanted
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If job and social life were two entirely independent elements‚ the assertion that my job influences my personal happiness more than does my social life would be well accepted. Unfortunately‚ in too many days‚ and in too many circumstances‚ my job and my social life entangle together‚ although they are not like the warps and weft of my personal textile of happiness. My job renders me immense happiness day and night‚ in spring and in winter as well. This is not because my job is special or distinctly
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10 SIGNIFICANT EVENTS 1) Pi changed his name: "He ticked my name off. And looked at the next boy. […] I was saved.[…] I could breathe. […] A new beginning." - (p.25) This is when Pi first started his new school. He was tired of his name being twisted and made fun of so he decided to change it. Whereas before he was referred most commonly to as Pissing instead of Piscine‚ he would so forth be called Pi. This name is significant to his character development because it allows him o break free
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