Question

What is the mass of the object being measured?

A triple beam balance is shown. The first slider is at the 70 gram mark. The second slider is at the 300 gram mark. The third slider is at the 5 gram mark.

Answer 1

m = 375 [gram]

Step-by-step explanation:

A triple Beam balance is an instrument very easy to use, since we only have to perform the arithmetic sum of each of the weights that are recorded in each beam

m = 300 + 70 + 5 = 375 [gram]

For a better understanding, the following image is attached, with values on each beam, which should be read.

The largest mass is in the indicator of 100 [gram], the second mass is in the indicator of 20 [gram] and the third is in the indicator of 5.8 [gram]. Thus the arithmetic sum corresponds to:

M= 100 + 20 + 5.8 = 125.8 [gram]

Note: it is important that when the instrument is in balance, the opposite end of the beam should indicate a position of zeros.