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What is the atomic clock?

An atomic clock is a device based upon Rubidium or Cesium, among others. It is based upon atomic physics using the microwave signal emitted when atoms change energy levels. The first atomic clock was a maser, built in 1949.


How do the hands move on the clocks?

A clock moves clockwise with three hands; one that moves every second, sixty seconds, and 60 minutes.


What is the most accurate clock available on the market today?

The most accurate clock available on the market today is the atomic clock, which uses the vibrations of atoms to keep time. These clocks are so precise that they only lose or gain a second every few million years.


Why atomic clocks are stopped for one second on 31st of December each year?

This doesn't happen every year. It is due to happen in 2008. The last one was in 2005. It is the same as why we have a leap day every 4 years. A year is about 365.25 days long, not 365 days. To make up for that, we add a day every 4 years. A leap second is added to keep time accurate, as the rotation of Earth is slowing. Otherwise our time would become out of synch with the way the Earth rotates and orbits the Sun. There are a number of factors determining how we measure time, because of the way Earth is both rotating and orbiting the Sun, and doing so at slightly different speeds.


There are 2 clocks The red clock is broken and doesn't run at all The blue clock loses one second every 1 second Which clock would be more likely to give the correct time?

The red clock is more likely to give the correct time, as it is not running at all and will remain consistently showing the same time. The blue clock losing one second every second will continuously drift further from the correct time.

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Used in the making of atomic clocks that lose one second every 300 years?

Cesium atoms are commonly used in the making of atomic clocks due to their consistent oscillation frequencies. These clocks measure time by counting the cycles of radiation emitted by cesium atoms, which allows for extremely accurate timekeeping over long periods. Due to cesium's stable and predictable behavior, atomic clocks using cesium technology only lose about 1 second every 300 years.


How often do digital atomic clocks need a new battery?

Digital atomic clocks should only need a new battery every two or three years.


Who invented the atomic clock?

The first atomic clock was invented in 1948 by the US Bureau of Standards.The first practical atomic clock was invented by English physicist Louis Essen in the 1955.Atomic clocks use the energy changes that take place in atoms to keep track of time. Atomic clocks are so accurate that they lose or gain no more than 1 second once every 2 or 3 million years.The most accurate, modern-day atomic clocks will neither lose nor gain a second in 168 million years.


Which is the most accurate measurement of time?

The most accurate measurement of time is provided by atomic clocks, which are based on the vibration of atoms, such as cesium or rubidium. These clocks are used as the international standard for timekeeping and are incredibly precise, losing only a second every few million years.


One of the most metallic metals named for its sky blue spectral lines atomic clocks using this element are accurate to 5 sec in 300 years or 1 sec in 60 years?

The metal described is likely to be Cesium. Cesium is known for its distinctive sky-blue spectral lines and is used in atomic clocks due to its atomic vibrations which help keep precise time. Atomic clocks utilizing Cesium can be accurate to 5 seconds in 300 years or 1 second in 60 years.


Really weird thing happenning clocks changing time by themselves?

Yes, that happens to all my clocks and watches. Every second the time changes!


What is the atomic clock?

An atomic clock is a device based upon Rubidium or Cesium, among others. It is based upon atomic physics using the microwave signal emitted when atoms change energy levels. The first atomic clock was a maser, built in 1949.


How do the hands move on the clocks?

A clock moves clockwise with three hands; one that moves every second, sixty seconds, and 60 minutes.


Why doesn't an atomic clock change with the time zone?

the atomic clock is never wrong! its always right! i no this because i know the inventor of the atomic clock and everything he does is right! nothing can make the atomic clock wrong. It looses 1 second every 1million years.


What is the most accurate clock available on the market today?

The most accurate clock available on the market today is the atomic clock, which uses the vibrations of atoms to keep time. These clocks are so precise that they only lose or gain a second every few million years.


You have two grandfather clocks One must be wound every 6 days the other every 14 days you wind up both clocks on December 15 When is the next time you will have to wind both of the clocks on the sam?

On January 26th ... 42 days later ... you'll wind the first clockfor the 7th time, and the second clock for the 3rd time.


Why atomic clocks are stopped for one second on 31st of December each year?

This doesn't happen every year. It is due to happen in 2008. The last one was in 2005. It is the same as why we have a leap day every 4 years. A year is about 365.25 days long, not 365 days. To make up for that, we add a day every 4 years. A leap second is added to keep time accurate, as the rotation of Earth is slowing. Otherwise our time would become out of synch with the way the Earth rotates and orbits the Sun. There are a number of factors determining how we measure time, because of the way Earth is both rotating and orbiting the Sun, and doing so at slightly different speeds.