Question

When you put an object on a spring balance, do you get the mass of an object or its weight?

Answer 1

1. Spring balance works on the principle of Hooke's law.
2. According to the law , the force required to the extent the spring is directly proportional to the distance the thing is extended from the mean position.
3. Spring balance is a simple scale with a spring attached at one end. There is a hook at the other end to hold the object .
4. The spring balance opposes the force of gravity with the force of the extended spring and measure the weight of an object.

Hence, we can say that when we put an object on a spring balance, we get the weight of the object.