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Name the instrument used to measure weight?


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  1. The two instruments used to measure weight are the weighing scale and beam balance.
  2. The weighing scale is also known by other names such as weight scale, mass scale, mass balance, and weight balance.
  3. The beam balance consists of two plates that measure weight by the static equilibrium phenomenon, by placing the known weight on one plate and the unknown masses on the other plate.

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