A pendulum when on Earth has a period of 1.00 s.When transported to the moon,where the gravitational acceleration is 1/6 that on Earth,the period of the pendulum would be:
A) 4.1 s.
B) 1.00 s
C) 2.4 s

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The period of a pendulum is given by T = 2π√(L/g), where L is the length of the pendulum and g is the acceleration due to gravity. When the pendulum is transported to the moon, the acceleration due to gravity is 1/6 that on Earth, so the period of the pendulum will be T = 2π√(L/(g/6)) = 2π√(6L/g) = 2π√(6) * T_Earth = 4.1 s.

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