What Answer Should Be Reported, with the Correct Number of Significant

question 161

Multiple Choice

What answer should be reported, with the correct number of significant figures, for the following calculation?
10^-4.68

• A) 2.1 × 10^-5
• B) 2 09 × 10^-5
• C) 2 × 10^-5
• D) 2.089 × 10^-5
• E) 2.0893 × 10^-5

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