What is the difference between 160 cm and 160.0 cm?

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asked Aug 6, 2017 in Chemistry by sforrest072 (157,439 points) 61 411 949

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answered Aug 6, 2017 by Rohit Singh (61,782 points) 35 133 358

160 has three significant figures while 160.0 has four significant figures. Hence160.0 represents greater accuracy.

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