The physics behind weighing
Take the credit of the balance uncertainty calibration

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The physics behind weighing


Take the credit of the balance uncertainty calibration

Author : Denis LOUVEL

Publication date: March 10, 2017, Review date: September 2, 2020 | Lire en français

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4. The physics behind weighing

All scale users are familiar with buoyancy, also known as "air buoyancy", but none apply a correction. They all believe that what is displayed by the scale is the actual mass of the body, and that no correction is necessary.

Unfortunately, this is not true, to such an extent that it may call into question the quality of the weighing operation.

Note :

For more details on aerostatic thrust, see [P 1 380] .

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