Finding Mass using the Inertial Balance

Finding Mass Using the Inertial Balance Theory: Physics can be referred to as the study of various properties of matter and energy. Matter can best be described by looking at the mass of an object. Mass is the amount of material that is in an object. Mass can be found by using a spring scale, a balance scale, or an inertial balance. Inertia is the resistance by mass to any change in its state of …

…using a watch with just a second hand. There could also have been errors, either human or because a scale was slightly off, in the measuring of the masses. Conclusion: The theory for this lab mentioned accuracy, something we for whatever reason did not get in our results. Even with the error and lack of accuracy, however, Scientific Law still held true in that the masses and inertial forces did show to be directly proportional.