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It depends on the scale. For a scale in a chemistry lab probably a gram. For old fashioned stores: a kilogram. Precision scales could be a milligram.
There is no real "basic" metric unit for a balance scale. The counterweights you use are determined by the item you are measuring.
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Basic metric unit of weight?
The basic metric unit for weight is the newton.
What is the basic metric unit of measure for length?
The basic metric unit of measure for length is the meter (m).
What is the gram the basic metric unit of?
Mass.
What is the metric conversion of length?
The basic unit of length in the metric system is the meter.
What is the name of the unit metric for a spring scale?
Probably a kilogram.
Basic metric unit of weight?
The basic metric unit for weight is the newton.
What is the basic metric unit of measure for length?
The basic metric unit of measure for length is the meter (m).
What is the basic the metric system?
Newtons is the basic metric system unit for weight
What metric measures temperature?
The basic unit is a Kelvin but it is common to use a degree Celsius. The Kelvin scale is absolute whereas the zero point on the Celsius scale is arbitrary.
How are metric and customary similar?
Metric and customary measurements are similar in the way that they both are used to measure things. They differ though, in the scale they use and the way that they measure.
What is the basic metric unit for legnth?
The SI, or metric, base unit for length is the metre.
What is the metric unit of a scale?
cm and meters
The kilogram is the basic metric unit of?
The kilogram is the Base Unit (not 'basic' unit) in the SI system (not 'metric system') for mass.
What kilogram is the basic metric unit?
The kilogram is one of the 7 basic units of the SI (the current metric system).
What is the basic metric unit for weight?
A Newton.
What is the basic metric unit for gravity?
idono
What is the metric basic unit for mass?
Kilograms
