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Gravimetric Methods
of Analysis
Gravimetry encompasses all techniques in which we measure mass
or a change in mass. When you step on a scale after exercising you are
making, in a sense, a gravimetric determination of your mass.
Measuring mass is the most fundamental of all analytical
measurements, and gravimetry is unquestionably the oldest analytical
technique.
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