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If the pendulum rod expands, then the length increases, and the period increases. A close approximation for the period is T =~ 2*pi*sqrt(L/g).

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How does thermal expansion affect the accuracy of the pendulum clock?

the pendulum gets longer ever so slightly and therefore the clock thinks that they are still seconds but they are slightly longer than seconds. This means that gradually it will become slower and slower.


How does the period of a pendulum vary?

The period depends only on the acceleration due to gravity and the length of the pendulum. Gravitational acceleration depends on the location on the surface of the earth: latitude, altitude play a part. Also, some pendulums are subject to thermal expansion and so the length changes. These factors do impact on the period of a pendulum.


Does with temperature the pendulum of certain pendulum of clock increase?

Yes, as temperature increases, the length of a pendulum in a clock will also increase due to thermal expansion of the material. This change in length can affect the period of the pendulum's swing, potentially causing it to speed up or slow down slightly.


How does the period of a pendulum change for length?

The period of a pendulum is directly proportional to the square root of its length. As the length of a pendulum increases, its period increases. Conversely, if the length of a pendulum decreases, its period decreases.


What happens to pendulum clocks in summer?

Because the period is based on the length of the pendulum, an increase in temperature (such as that as occurs in summer) will make the material, normally metal, in the pendulum expand - which is why better clocks often had wooden pendulum rods. Since it is longer its period increases and makes the clock run slower than normal. Numerous inventions were developed to counteract this effect, most taking advantage of the properties of thermal expansion of various materials and how they are arranged in the pendulum.

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How does thermal expansion affect the accuracy of the pendulum clock?

the pendulum gets longer ever so slightly and therefore the clock thinks that they are still seconds but they are slightly longer than seconds. This means that gradually it will become slower and slower.


What will increase the period of pendulum?

Thermal expansion, moving it to a higher location (gravity becomes weaker), immerse it in a more viscous medium.


How does the period of a pendulum vary?

The period depends only on the acceleration due to gravity and the length of the pendulum. Gravitational acceleration depends on the location on the surface of the earth: latitude, altitude play a part. Also, some pendulums are subject to thermal expansion and so the length changes. These factors do impact on the period of a pendulum.


Does with temperature the pendulum of certain pendulum of clock increase?

Yes, as temperature increases, the length of a pendulum in a clock will also increase due to thermal expansion of the material. This change in length can affect the period of the pendulum's swing, potentially causing it to speed up or slow down slightly.


Why invar steel is used in making pendulum?

Invar has very low co-efficient of thermal expansion. Hence there will be only very little change in expansion when the temperature varies. As a result of which the pendulum does not change its duration of oscillation which is very important for time to be apt. Gmk


What are the effects of acceleration due to gravity on the time period of a pendulum?

The period of a pendulum (in seconds) is 2(pi)√(L/g), where L is the length and g is the acceleration due to gravity. As acceleration due to gravity increases, the period decreases, so the smaller the acceleration due to gravity, the longer the period of the pendulum.


How does the period of a pendulum change for length?

The period of a pendulum is directly proportional to the square root of its length. As the length of a pendulum increases, its period increases. Conversely, if the length of a pendulum decreases, its period decreases.


What happens to pendulum clocks in summer?

Because the period is based on the length of the pendulum, an increase in temperature (such as that as occurs in summer) will make the material, normally metal, in the pendulum expand - which is why better clocks often had wooden pendulum rods. Since it is longer its period increases and makes the clock run slower than normal. Numerous inventions were developed to counteract this effect, most taking advantage of the properties of thermal expansion of various materials and how they are arranged in the pendulum.


What happen to period of pendulum when mass increase?

The period of a pendulum is not affected by the mass of the pendulum bob. The period depends only on the length of the pendulum and the acceleration due to gravity.


How does length effect the period of a pendulum?

A longer pendulum has a longer period.


How does height affect the period of a pendulum?

Height does not affect the period of a pendulum.


What happens to the period of a pendulum if you increase its mass?

Increasing the mass of a pendulum would not change the period of its oscillation. The period of a pendulum only depends on the length of the pendulum and the acceleration due to gravity, but not the mass of the pendulum bob.