Description

A weighing scale (or weighing balance) is a device to measure weight or mass.

These are also known as mass scales, weight scales, mass balance, weight balance, or simply scale, balance, or balance scale.

The traditional scale consists of two plates or bowls suspended at equal distances from a fulcrum.

In science , aside from pure quantification, setting weight standards for samples allows for streamlined testing procedure and simplifies applications such as formulation, mixing or assessing a sample’s properties.

When medicine has a recommended dosage, it’s based on the average weight of the species that will be using it.

Weighing is also useful for commercial applications.

From businesses buying raw materials to customers doing their grocery shopping, scales allow buyers and sellers to know exactly what they’re selling and buying, and how much the things they’re buying are worth.

Standardized quantities make things easier and allow for quick comparisons between products.