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In fact, mass of a body is difficult to determine, but it can be compared easily against a body of known mass. This process of comparing the masses of two bodies is commonly known as weighing process. The weighing is carried out through a balance. The balances can be broadly divided into two groups, namely (1) two-pan balance and (2) single-pan balance. In this chapter, we will consider two-pan, equal-arm balance.
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Gupta, S.V. (2012). Two-Pan Equal-Arm Balances. In: Mass Metrology. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 155. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23412-5_2
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