alleryStart learning →A mantel clock uses a 25 cm pendulum instead of a 1 m one. Its period is what?
AThe same
BLonger
CDoubled
DShorter
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Shorter
Half-second pendulums about 25 cm long are used in mantel clocks, so the shorter pendulum has a shorter period than the 1 m seconds pendulum.
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