How do scales that are capable of measuring incredibly tiny amounts of things actually work?
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Using a mass spectrometer, you could measure things as small as atoms. Basically it looks like a slide with all of the tiny things sitting up top. Then they are all pushed with an equal force. The heavier items will take longer to get to the bottom while the lighter items will get there faster. Using a little math, after all of the atoms get to the end of the slide, you can measure the mass of the objects.
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