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OBJECTIVES:
AT THE END OF THE DISCUSSION,
THE STUDENTS/OUR CLASSMATES
SHOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH THE
DIFFERENT LABORATORY
EQUIPMENT COMMONLY USED ON
MEASURING MASS AND VOLUME
MEASUREMENT OF MASS
TRIPLE BEAM
BALANCE
WHAT IS TRIPLE
BEAM BALANCE?
PARTS OF A TRIPLE
BEAM BALANCE:
ADJUSTMENT KNOB
THE ADJUSTMENT KNOB IS PRESENT ON
THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE APPARATUS,
BENEATH THE PAN. IT CAN BE TURNED TO
ATTAIN GREATER ACCURACY WHILE
MEASURING THE WEIGHT OF AN OBJECT
USING THE TRIPLE BEAM BALANCE.
POINTER
THE POINTER IS PRESENT ON THE RIGHT
HAND SIDE OF THE TRIPLE BEAM BALANCE.
BY DEFAULT, IT POINTS TO ZERO ON A
LABELED SCALE. TOGETHER THE POINTER
AND THE SCALE ARE USED TO ASCERTAIN
WHEN THE BEAMS ARE AT THEIR RESTING
POSITIION, AND TO DETERMINE WHEN THE
CORRECT MASS OF AN OBJECT HAS BEEN
FOUND.
ANY QUESTIONS?