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What time does a pendulum clock gain or lose in an elevator whose cable has broken? In a freely falling elevator, the pendulum clock:

Options:

Answer:
C
Solution:

Effective gravity is zero, so there is no restoring torque and the bob does not oscillate. The clock stops and loses time for as long as the fall lasts.

Subject:PhysicsTopic:SHMSubtopic:Oscillations and SHM
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