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Why is the measurement shown by the spring scale affected by location but the measurement on the balance is not?
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What is 1kg equal x mm on a spring balance?
The answer depends on the spring balance.
What is a spring balance and how is it used?
SPRING BALANCEA spring balance apparatus is simply a spring fixed at one end with a hook to attach an object at the other. It works by Hooke's Law, which states that the force needed to extend a spring is proportional to the distance that spring is extended from its rest position. Therefore the scale markings on the spring balance are equally spaced.Spring balance can be used in physics and education as basic accelerometers, but its main uses are industrial, especially related to weighing heavy loads such as trucks, storage silos, and material carried on a conveyor belt. Spring balance are used when the accuracy afforded by other types of scales can be sacrificed for simplicity, cheapness, and robustness. A spring balance measures the weight of an object by opposing the force of gravity with the force of an extended spring. Spring balances measure weights in Gram as well as NewtonThe first spring balance in Britain was made around 1770 by Richard Salter of Bilston, near West Bromwich.[1] He and his nephews John & George founded the firm of George Salter & Co., still notable makers of scales and balances, who in 1838 patented the spring balance. They also applied the same spring balance principle to steam locomotive safety valves, replacing the earlier deadweight valves.[1]
Can you measure mass using spring balance?
Yes
How is a spring used to measured a force?
Spring was used to measure a force by the balance measures the weight of an object by opposing the force of gravity with the force of an extended spring.
What is the reading of the spring balance when 20 N and 10 N apply both ends?
I think this means you pull with 20N at one end and 10 N at the other. That's a resultant force of 10N. The spring balance will accelerate.
Is a balance an appropriate instrument to measure mass?
A spring balance can be able to be calibrated for the accurate measurement of mass in the location they are used. The spring balances have markings on there face.
Which balances is affected by the local force of gravity is it beam or analytical or spring balance?
spring balance
What kind of balance is affected by the local force of gravity?
spring balance
What are the precautions of spring balance?
check zero error of spring balance note the readings of spring balance at eye level
Who invented spring balance?
Robert Hooke invented the spring balance.
Who is the inventor of spring balance?
Richard Salter invented the spring balance in 1760.
What is the difference between a beam balance and a spring balance?
a beam balance measures mass while a spring balance measures weight
How can your weight change when you move from pole to equator?
At the poles you are closer (slightly) to the centre of gravity of the earth, than at the equator. So a spring-balance weighing machine would register a slightly higher weight at the pole. Notice that weights for a see-saw balance are similiarly affected, so for that the reading would be unaltered. There is a slight additional effect nearer the equator due to the spinning earth - a spring balance there will register low, a see-saw balance won't be affected.
Definition of spring balance?
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How do you think a spring in a spring balance with a scale of 0-10 N compareswith the spring in a spring balance that measure forces up to 500 N?
The spring balance with 0-10 newton has a soft spring that would extend lightly but the spring balance that measures forces up to 500 newton has a hard spring that would extend slowly.
Function of spring balance?
spring balance is used to measure the weight possessed by an object.
Does mass measurement include the effect of earth's gravitational pull on the object being measured?
Mass is not affected by gravity. When you measure the mass of an object with a balance, you would get the same result under any gravitational conditions except for under micro- or zero gravity, in which case there would be insufficient force to move the balance to equilibrium. If you use a spring balance, you are not getting a true mass measurement, you are getting a weight measurement that is normalized to provide the mass at that particular gravitation. In a micro- or zero gravity field, you can obtain the mass by measuring the vibration or oscillation of the object (pendulum action).
