How would you use an electronic balance to measure 400 grams of salt

During the course you will be asked to make a variety of weighings. It is important for you to realize with what sort of accuracy these weighings should be made. Depending on the desired accuracy you should use the proper balance to make your weighings. There are two types of balances available to you in this course:

Explanation:When mass amounts are specified in chemical procedures the following terms are commonly used:

a. "Weigh out about 2 g of " This statement means that you are required to weigh an amount of approximately two grams. The accuracy to which this mass amount needs to known is not high and the top-loading balance will suffice.

b. "Accurately weigh out about 0.2 g of " This statement means that you should, with the aid of the analytical balance, weigh out an amount that is close to 0.2 g, but you must know the exact amount to an accuracy of ± 0.1 mg. Note that this does not mean that you must weigh out exactly 0.2000 g. An amount between 0.1900 g and 0.2100 g is perfectly acceptable. However, you must know the exact amount to the nearest tenth of a milligram. When weighing out triplicate samples it is not necessary that all three weights be exactly the same, indeed, it is poor procedure to attempt to do so.