Mastering Significant Figures in Chemistry: Simplified Guide 📊

Significant figures are usually taught as a set of rules and manipulations with lots of examples. Here we break down the difference between a measurement and a number and why the rules are what they are. If you are annoyed at constantly getting marked down a point on problems and labs you can at least see the justification and point of significant figures here. Measurement is demonstrated with sig fig boards that clearly show the difference between a good and bad measurement and how to properly represent your measurement and communicate it. The Chemistry Translator is not designed to be a night before the test cram session, rather it is for those who find their current chemistry education to lack completeness and a thorough understanding of chemistry. Find other episodes here https://sites.google.com/site/thechemistrytranslator/ organized by topic.