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[[File:Scale.png|right|300px|thumb|An '''electronic balance'''.]]
An '''electronic balance''' is a type of [[Measuring Scale|measuring scale]] used to [[measure]] the [[mass]] of an [[object]].
===About Electronic Balances===
: An '''electronic balance''' [[measure]]s the [[mass]] in [[gram]]s or [[kilogram]]s.
==Key Stage 4==
===About Electronic Balances===
: An '''electronic balance''' may [[measure]]s the [[mass]] in [[kilogram]]s, [[gram]]s or [[milligram]]s.
: To get an [[accurate]] [[reading]] from a '''electronic balance''':
:*Place the '''electronic balance''' on a flat level surface.
:*[[Calibrate]] the '''electronic balance''' with a known [[mass]]. Make sure it [[reading|reads]] zero when there is nothing on the '''balance'''.