Which among the following is used to measure weight of an object?

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Spring balance

Beam balance

All of the above

None of these

answer is C.

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A beam balance and spring balance are used to measure the weight of an object.
The weight of an object is the force with which the gravitational force pulls it. A Newton, which is equal to

kg m / s^{2}

, is the SI unit of weight (

N

). Therefore, the formula

W = mg

, which denotes weight as the gravitational force exerted on a mass, can be written as

kg m / s^{2}

, which is equivalent to

N

. One kilogram weight is the force that the earth applies to a mass of one kilogram. The weight of an object is measured using a beam balance or a beam scale.

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