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A '''chondrometer''' is a measuring instrument designed to determine the bulk density of grain. Grain density is measured in kilograms per hectolitre (Imp. pounds per bushel). It is thus also referred to as the hectolitre mass. <ref name=pdf>[http://www.measurement.gov.au/Publications/CertificateOfApproval/GeneralCertificates/GrainDensityMeasuringInstruments/Documents/4-10-0A.pdf Australian Measurement Institute Grain- Density Measuring Instruments] accessdate=21 October 2017 </ref>
==Purpose==
Density is a guide to wheat quality and determines the price and the space required to store and transport the crop.<ref name=maas>{{cite web|title=History week: science delivers our daily bread|url=https://maas.museum/inside-the-collection/2011/09/06/history-week-science-delivers-our-daily-bread/|website=Inside the Collection|publisher=Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences|accessdate=21 October 2017|location=New South Wales|language=en-AU}}</ref>
==Description==▼
A '''chondrometer''' consists of a filling hopper, a measuring container, a straightedge, a weighing instrument. The filling hopper is allows the grain to fall into the measuring container in a reproduceable pattern as several measurements are taken, and all readings need to be within a strict degree of accuracy. <ref name=pdf/> The measuring cylinder has flat top edge to it can levelled using the straightedge (a strickle) to give a set volume. Today, the measuring instrument can be a set of digital scales with an accuracy greater than 0.1 g, though in the past it was a steel-yard balance.▼
==Calculation==
* Bulk Density (kg/hL)= Mass of Grain Captured (in kg) /Volume of measuring container (in L) x 100
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▲==Description==
▲A '''chondrometer''' consists of a filling hopper, a measuring container, a straightedge, a weighing instrument. The filling hopper is allows the grain to fall into the measuring container in a reproduceable pattern as several measurements are taken, and all readings need to be within a strict degree of accuracy. <ref name=pdf> The measuring cylinder has flat top edge to it can levelled using the straightedge (a strickle) to give a set volume. Today, the measuring instrument can be a set of digital scales with an accuracy greater than 0.1 g, though in the past it was a steel-yard balance.
==References==
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