Question

weight Machine shows mass or weight. explain

Answer 1

HELLO THERE!

It is really a very difficult and debating question, that what does a weighing machine show, if you are talking from a Class XI student's point of view..

Actually, the reading of a weighing machine is obtained by dividing the Normal Reaction Force Acting on the body (= mg) with acceleration due to gravity (g).

So, basically a weighing machine measures the normal reaction force acting on it in kgf.

Now,

Reading = N/g

= mg/g

= m (which shows that it measures the normal reaction force, but shows you your mass).