Dry balance - Dry balance

…(2) Dedicated balances: Assay balances (1-2g), chemical balances (100-200g), dispensing balances (50g), etc. (3) Special balances: Gravimetric balances (for measuring the specific gravity of liquids, etc.), gas balances (for measuring the density of gases), dry balances (for measuring the moisture content of solids, etc.), vacuum balances (for weighing in a vacuum), thermobalances (for measuring thermal changes in the mass of substances), isolation balances (for measuring mass remotely; the sensitivity of the prototype balances used for comparison with the kilogram prototype is as low as 1/10 ⁴ mg), etc. (4) Torsion balances: A balance that balances a tiny mass using the torsional elasticity of a thin wire. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "dry balance" are listed below.

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…(2)専用てんびん　試金てんびん(1～2g)，化学てんびん(100～200g)，調剤てんびん(50g)など。(3)特殊てんびん　比重てんびん(液体などの比重測定用)，ガスてんびん(気体の密度測定用)，乾燥てんびん(固体などの水分測定用)，真空てんびん(真空中での秤量用)，熱てんびん(物質の熱的質量変化の測定用)，隔離てんびん(遠隔操作による質量測定用，キログラム原器との比較に用いる原器用てんびんの感量は1/10⁴mgにも及ぶ)など。(4)トーションバランス　微小質量を細線のねじり弾性力でつり合わせるてんびん。…

※「乾燥てんびん」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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