the number of significant digit in 0.0041 and 3.0041 are respectively

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The number of significant digits in 0.0041 is 2, and in 3.0041 it is 5.

  • For 0.0041, leading zeros are not significant; only "41" counts.
  • For 3.0041, all digits including the zeros between nonzero digits are significant.