An aluminum pendulum of length 1.2 m keeps accurate time at 24°C .You go on a winter vacation for 14 days. The average temperature of the house is 8°C. How far off will the clock be when you return, if #alpha = 25 * 10^-6 C°#? Is it fast or slow? #
1 Answer
Dec 18, 2017
I tried this:
Explanation:
Cooling the pendolum will reduce its length so that the period will be affected as well.
The length will change by:
with your data:
so that the new length will be:
the period of the pendulum is:
at
at
So at