Answer
A platform balance is an instrument to weigh things.
From Answers.com (see link to the left):
The platform balance is a form of equal-arm balance in which two flat
platforms are attached to the top side of the beam, one at each end.
Such a balance has a rider, or weight, mounted on a bar that has a
calibrated scale, is parallel to the beam, and connects the supports of
the two platforms. This rider is moved along the bar, its edge marking
decimal fractions of the unit weight.
See the Related Questions to the left for more information about how to weigh a sample on a balance.
First answer by ID2094600348. Last edit by JEK. Contributor trust: 1779 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 29 [recommend question]
Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Science > What is a platform balance and how is it used?
Our contributors said this page should be displayed for the questions below. (Where do these come from ) |
| If any of these are not a genuine rephrasing of the question, please help out and edit these alternates. |
