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Grade 11Mechanics

A pendulum clock that keeps correct time on the earth is taken to the moon,it will run

Profile image of Gaurav bohra
9 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Vikas TU
9 Years ago
Yes, but the Time period would get changed.
AT earth the Time Period would be =>
T = 2pi*root(l/g)
at moon,
The New Time Period would become as,
T’ = 2pi*root(l/(g/6)) = > 2pi*root(6l/g)
As the gravity at the moon is decreased by the one sixth of the gravity on the earth.
Hecne the Time period gets changed.