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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.
Basic metric unit of mass?
The basic metric unit of mass is the gram (g).
The basic unit of mass in the metric system is the what?
The basic unit of mass in the metric system is the gram.
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 is one degree on this scale is the metric unit of temperature?
One degree on the Celsius scale is equivalent to one Kelvin in the metric unit of temperature.
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.
What is the basic metric unit of volume?
The basic metric unit of volume is the liter (L).
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
What is the basic metric unit of lenght?
The basic metric unit for length is the meter (m).
What kilogram is the basic metric unit?
The kilogram is one of the 7 basic units of the SI (the current metric system).
