joannqn Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 I do not own a scale other than a bathroom scale, and that will obviously not work for biology labs. The lab that calls for it has them weighing several slices of carrot or potato before and after sitting in various solutions. I'd also like to buy a scale that will be suitably accurate for chemistry and any other future sciences. Is there a scale that can handle both needs? Would a 200g by .01g work? Is a 500g by .1g a better option? Something totally different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie of KY Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 I have a 200 g 0.01g digital scale that I use for biology and chemistry. It is rare that you need to weigh more in chemistry - if you do you can measure out 200g + 200g and add them together to make 400g. Either scale should be fine. For home use, it isn't really necessary to be more precise than 0.1g, but the more precise the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 If you are doing micro-chem, definitely get the more accurate one. I have wished I had bought a more accurate one several times for chemistry. In fact, if you can get .001 g, I would get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 Thank you!I don't know if we'll do micro chem or not. I don't expect to. I ended up going with a pocket scale that is a 200g by .01g since I didn't see one that was more accurate on the website I was using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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