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Why was the metal lead used in the Cavendish Experimentexperiment?

Is there any scientific reason why the metal lead was used in the Cavendish Experimentexperiment?

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Why was the metal lead used in the Cavendish Experiment?

Is there any scientific reason why the metal lead was used in the Cavendish Experiment?

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Is there any scientific reason why lead was used in the Cavendish Experiment?

The Cavendish experiment, performed in 1797–1798 by British scientist Henry Cavendish, was the first experiment to measure the force of gravity between masses in the laboratory and the first to yield accurate values for the gravitational constant.

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