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Why do we fold the weighing paper before using it to weigh a powder? What could happen if you don't?

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The weighing paper is specially designed to measure the weight of solid and powdered samples. This disturbs the precision of weighing as the mass weighed will not be equal to mass transferred. Therefore, it is better to use the weighing paper instead of filter paper to weigh an unknown sample

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