What is the easiest way to understand significant digits/figures in chemistry?

Posted on September 13, 2011 by admin

Can someone please use the simplest and easiest method possible to explain (the rules of) significant digits/figures please! I am struggling with this tremendously!

My teacher said, "Atlantic, Pacific." Think of the United States and on the left you have the Atlantic and Pacific on the right. If there are no decimals, if they are ABSENT (A – Atlantic) start from the first non-zero digit on the left and count to the right. If there IS a decimal, PRESENT (P- Pacific) start from the first digit on the right and count to the left. :)

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How many significant figures should be expressed in the answer to the following?

Posted on September 11, 2011 by admin

How many significant figures should be expressed in the answer to the following:
2.333 x 10^3 + 1.1 x 10^2 =
I found out that the answer is: 3 significant figures. But, I don’t understand why is it 3. Shouldn’t it be the number of the fewest decimal places in the question which is 1 in this case? I don’t understand why the correct answer is 3. Please explain.

When adding, you look at the actual precision of the two numbers, not the number of significant figures.

2.333 x 10^3 = 2333 (accurate to the "ones" digit)
1.1 x 10^2 = 110 (acurate to the "tens" digit)
So the sum is accurate to the tens digit,
i.e. 2443, which you then round to the nearest ten, making in 2440

For a more extreme example:
1234000 + 7 = 1234007, which you then round to the nearest thousand, i.e. 1234000. The one digit 7 does not force you to round it to 1 significant figure.

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How could I sell my collection of wrestling figures?

Posted on September 5, 2011 by admin

I have a huge, unopened collection of wrestling figures that are over ten years old. I have over 40 packs and its cool stuff, like Stone Cold, HHH, and the Rock. I recently had a daughter and could use money more that a hobby. I tried EBay and basically sold 2 figures for like $5 total and lost a lot of money. If anyone has any suggestions on how I could sell these I would appreciate the help.

There might be some "collectors” in ur area. So try hitting someone you think likes to buy those figures. I bet you can find some.

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How do you turn off the Hasbro i-Dog Robotic Music Loving Canine?

Posted on September 1, 2011 by admin

I have had this dog for about three years and this morning, I turned it on and it will not turn off. I tried to reset it already but it is not working. How do you turn it off? I lost the manual.

It sounds bit odd.

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What is the best way to remove pine tar from little tykes playset?

Posted on August 29, 2011 by admin


Put a little Turpentine or Mineral Spirits on a rag and clean it off. Then use some Simple Green to clean off the solvent residue.

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How to sell a board game to hasbro or other publishers ?

Posted on August 26, 2011 by admin

I created a board game, and now I want to sell It to a publisher. Now I want to know how do I contact them, what to send them…

You won’t even get in the door at a big publisher like Hasbro or Mattel.

Find out which independant publishers make games similar to yours, and approach them.

You only need a homemade prototype. Use bits from other games, copy images from the web. The only thing that matters at this stage is the game play.

Don’t spend money on professional artwork, because if the game gets accepted, the publisher will probably re-theme the game anyway.

Make sure you playtest the hell out of your game. This means having complete strangers play the game without input from you. Just give ‘em the rules to read, then see what happens. Friends & family are NOT going to give you objective feedback.

You do NOT need a patent.

Do NOT pay one dime to anybody who says they’ll help get your game published. It’s a scam.

Play a LOT of other games. Go to boardgamegeek.com and see what modern games are like.

Do NOT mortage your house to produce 10 000 copies of the game. You will lose that money.

If your game consists of rolling dice and moving around a track, then save yourself the trouble, and stop now.

The average game only sells 2000-5000 units. If you can make that business plan work, go for it. You won’t get rich doing this.

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How do you win a stuffed animal on the crane game every time?

Posted on August 20, 2011 by admin

Hey, im taking my niece to her figure skating practice, and at the rink there is a stuffed animal crane game. She has tried one before at a restaurant and she just couldn’t get it the first time. Her mom will only let her play it once. So how do you win the very first time you play? PLease answer,thanks!

you have to pick an easy to reach loose toy that looks like it can be easily grabbed and hung on to by the claw. It’s luck mostly.

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How to sell "collectibles" other than e bay or Craig’s list?

Posted on August 17, 2011 by admin

My mom has tons of collectibles that, it seems, everyone else also has. When I check the things on e bay, I always see no bids. Which tells me that people don’t want to pay the price that they are worth. Any have any other experience that is successful? Thanks.

eBay has a lot more traffic than Criag’s list. You may not be seeing any bids because many items on eBay offer the "buy it now" option which means the item is sold on the first bid so you won’t see anything with bids showing.

Items are only "worth" however much you can find someone willing to pay for them. It could also be that those currently selling the items have priced them more than they’re worth.

Try watching the items posted for sale (adding to your watch list) to see if any sell via buy it now, and if so for how much. This may take a few weeks. If none of the items sell within a month then you know they are priced more than anyone is willing to pay for them.

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How much would 290 action figures go for on ebay?

Posted on August 15, 2011 by admin

I have 290 action figures that have been accumulated over the years. How much will they go for on ebay?
The 290 obviously does not mean pounds
60% are dragonball z action figures and the other 30% are marvel action figures, then the rest are just from other shows like ff7,naruto etc

Do a product search for the current listings. They will usually have a photo and of course a description and if they match your product you will fairly have an idea of how much to list your item for sale. :)

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What are very good Hasbro Beyblade Metal Fusion/Masters combos?

Posted on August 13, 2011 by admin

I have every single Beyblade Metal Fusion beyblade and I have every Metal Masters bey release up to this date (Galaxy Pegasis, Ray Striker(Unicorno), Thermal Lacerta, etc.) Please give me a really good Attack, Defense, Stamina, and Balance beyblade combos please. I will rate due to how good it is.

A good combo I use is Flame gasher-100-FS, it is a destabilizer combo has enough stamina to spin for 3 minutes with a decent launch and takes the opponent out almost everytime and doesn’t have many weaknesses.

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