Question

You are applying force on the pan of single pan weighing balance and the pointer points to `100 g`. What is the force in newtons applied by you?

Assuming you are on Earth.

Answer 1

You are applying a force of 0.98 N.

Explanation:

You are applying a force that, to the weighing balance, is as if there were a 100g mass in the pan. The hypothetical 100g mass would apply its weight of
`weight = m*g = 0.1 kg*9.8 m/s^2 = 0.98 N`

So you are applying a force of 0.98 N.

I hope this helps,
Steve