A patient is given 5.00 mL of a medication that contains 0.0012 g of active ingredient per mL. To determine the amount of active ingredient administered, the product of the two numbers is calculated (5.00 mL * 0.0012 g/mL). Using significant figures, what is this product?
A) 0.006 g
B) 0.0060 g
C) 0.00600 g
D) 6.00 g
E) 0 g

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The product should have three significant figures, as both 5.00 mL and 0.0012 g/mL have three significant figures. The calculation is 5.00 x 0.0012 = 0.0060 g.

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