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5.74 g of a substance occupies 1.2 `cm^(3)` Express its density to correct significant figures.

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Density = `("Mass")/("Volume") = (5.74)/(1.2) = 4.783 g//cm^(3)`
Here least significant figure is 2, so density = `4.8 g//cm^(3)` .
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