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Thermogravimetry

Authors: Emmanuel WIRTH, Fabien GUITTENY, Christophe MATHONAT

Publication date: June 10, 2014, Review date: November 5, 2020 | Lire en français

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    1. Historical overview

    Reminder

    A scale always measures a weight, which is the resultant force of a mass.

    The same mass can have different weights depending on :

    • its density in relation to that of the surrounding fluid (temperature, pressure, humidity, etc.);

    • in relation to gravity: p = mg.

    The scale only delivers a mass indication after calibration.

    In this article, for the sake of readability, we'll only talk about variations in mass. It's a good idea to have a clear understanding of the differences between weight and mass.

    History

    Weighing, which consists in comparing the mass of an object with the mass of a...

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