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Weighing

Weighing by Taring using a Top Pan Balance

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Practise using a top pan balance and accurately measure out a given mass of solid.

Learning outcomes

  • Understand how to ensure the apparatus is clean and select an appropriate container to weigh your sample
  • Learn how to tare the balance correctly and use a spatula to carefully transfer the sample
  • Weigh out a given mass of solid accurately
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Skills

Using Instruments and Equipment

  • What makes a suitable container for weighing sample in
  • How to tare the balance and transfer and weigh the desired amount of sample
  • How to reduce spillages when transferring the sample to be weighed

Obtaining and Recording Data

  • Why it is important to clean and tare the balance prior to use

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Dr. Sharon Williams
Coventry University

“Before attending the labs, students are encouraged to use the bioscience or chemistry materials to understand the practicals better. This makes the students more confident when attending the labs.”

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Weighing

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