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A balance calibrated at zero grams and 100 grams should give accurate readings at those extremes and also at 35 g, 50 g, or any other point in between. Linearity error can cause a balance to be less accurate in one part of its range than in another part.

This video demonstrates the procedure for checking the linearity of an analytical balance.