Monday Morning Braintease - Probability

I apologize for the late post, I usually like to try to get these out in the morning...hence the name.

You have an object whose weight is an integer value somewhere between 1 and 100 and a balancing scale. What is the fewest number of weights you need to be guaranteed that you can correctly identify the weight of the object?

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edit: (extra spaces added so everyone that is trying to solve the brainteaser doesn't immediately see the answer)

 

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