a) How many significant figures are in the numbers 99 and 100? (b) If the uncertainty in each number is 1, what is the percent uncertainty in each? (c) Which is a more meaningful way to express the accuracy of these two numbers, significant figures or percent uncertainties?

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Answer:

2, 3

1.01, 1

Percentage uncertainty

Step-by-step explanation:

a) The significant figures in the number 99 is 2

The significant figures in the number 100 is 3

b) Uncertainty in each of the numbers for both the numbers is 1

Percentage uncertainty

99

[tex]\text{Percentage uncertainty}=\frac{\text{Uncertainty}}{Value}\times 100 \\\Rightarrow \text{Percentage uncertainty}=\frac{1}{99}\times 100=1.01[/tex]

Percentage uncertainty = 1.01

100

[tex]\text{Percentage uncertainty}=\frac{\text{Uncertainty}}{Value}\times 100 \\\Rightarrow \text{Percentage uncertainty}=\frac{1}{100}\times 100=1[/tex]

Percentage uncertainty = 1

c) Percentage uncertainty is a better way to express the numbers as the significant figures do not show the actual value of the numbers.