Question

when you put an object on a spring balance do you get the mass of an object or its weight

Answer 1

When we place an object on a spring balance we will get its $\textbf{weight. }$

As force with which the earth attracts a body towards its center is called the weight, here also acting force will be only gravitational force.

Answer 2

Answer:

when we place an object on spring balance we will get it's weight