If electrons are too small to be weighed with a pair of scales, how do we know their mass so precisely?

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If electrons are too small to be weighed with a pair of scales, how do we know their mass so precisely?

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A scale measures the interaction of the item with earth’s gravity. Which is fine for these kinds of items but for electrons you for example can measure their interactions with light or something similar to determine their weight.

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