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What tools are used to find the mass of any object or substance?
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∙ 6y ago
You can measure the mass of an object with just normal scales (depending on the calibration of the scales) by using the formula ''F=ma''. If you work out the force due to gravity of the object, you can rearrange the equation to be ''m=F/a,'' and hence work out the mass. (gravity = 9.8m/s/s) ''note: we don't use -9.8 m/s/s as the mass is scalar and the direction will not matter.'' ''eg.'' lets say the force due to gravity of the object is 19.6N ''19.6=9.8 x m'' ''therefore'' ''m=19.6/9.8'' ''m=2kg''
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 10y agoMost often on Earth, either a pan-balance or a scale is used. As long as you stay on
the same planet and know the acceleration of gravity there, the easiest method is to
measure weight, and then calculate mass from it.
You just have to remember that if you go to another planet, the weights of all the masses
will change, so you'll have to know the acceleration of gravity in the place where you are.
You'd have to be extra careful in space. If your spacecraft is coasting, then nothing in
it has any weight. And during a rocket-engine burn, or if it's falling toward a planet, the
weight of things inside depends on the rate of acceleration. If there's any acceleration
at all, then you could use a pan balance to compare your unknown object against the
marked, standard masses that you carry in a little felt-lined mahogany box. But you
can't use a plain old bathroom scale at all in space, because it's calibrated for gravity
on Earth. So it would read some number if you're accelerating, but the number wouldn't
tell you anything.
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∙ 16y agoA balance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weighing_scale
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∙ 8y agoScales are used.
More sophisticated "scales" are called balances. These are more typically used.
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∙ 6y agoUsually you figure out the mass of an object indirectly, via its weight. The "tools" used to do this are called balances, or weighing scales.
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∙ 15y agoIt's called a Tripple Beam Balance.
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∙ 12y agoA electronic balance
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∙ 11y agoelectronic balance,lever balance
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What is the amount in an object or substance?
The amount [of stuff] in an object or substance is its mass.
What is the amount of material in a object called?
Tha amount of matter is a substance is known as MASS of the substance. Its unit is kg in SI system of units.
What is the equation for newtons second law?
The unbalanced force acting on an object equals the object's mass times it acceleration. The equation to find force is as follows.Force=mass*accelerationf=mv
Explain how to use a balance to find mass?
find the mass of the container you will be using to measure something. The fill the container with ur substance. Measure it. Then subtract the mass of the container from the total mass
What is used to find the specific heat capacity of a substance?
The equation for specific heat is: C = q/temp. change x mass. C is a substance's specific heat, which is a constant for every substance. q is its heat capacity in joules, temp. change is the change in temperature in degrees Celsius, and mass is in grams.
Mass by difference?
mass by difference is an indirect way to find the mass of an object. For example, if you know the mass of a 'beaker and the substance in it' and the 'mass of the beaker', you can determine the mass of the substance by subtracting (mass of beaker + substance) - (mass of beaker)
What is the amount in an object or substance?
The amount [of stuff] in an object or substance is its mass.
How does the shape of an object compare and contrast to the mass of the object made of the same substance and mass?
The shape of an object bears no relation to the mass of an object.
What is the Mass of an object divided by amount of substance?
(Mass) divided by (Volume) is defined as the density of the sample or object.
What would you measure in kg?
mass of a substance or an object
What substance that is calculated by its mass by volume?
No substance is calculated that way. Mass per unit volume is called the density of a substance or object, which is a property or unit of measure of a substance.
Are the same tools used to measure weight and mass?
mass is measured with a balance comparing an unknown mass with an object of known mass. weight is not measeured with the same tools as mass.
How do you find the volume if only the mass is shown?
You can't. Volume is the space occupied by a substance or object. To find the volume from the mass, the density would have to be known. Density = Mass / Volume If you want to find any of the three, you need the other two.
What is formula of density?
The density of an object or a sample of a substance is (the object's mass) divided by (its volume).
Do you find the density of a substance by dividingits volume by its weight?
No. To find the density, you divide the Mass by the Volume.Weight is not involved. Aboard the Space Station, the object has no weight, but it still has the same mass and its density has not changed.
How do you find mass of a substance?
Use a scale or a balance to measure the mass of the substance.
What is a measure of a mass of an object in a given volume?
The mass of a substance in unit volume is its density.
