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What is a simple pendulum? Is the pendulum used in a pendulum clock simple pendulum? Give reason to your answer.
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A simple pendulum is a heavy point mass (known as bob) suspended from a rigid support by a massless and inextensible string.
No, the pendulum used in the pendulum clock is not a simple pendulum, but it is a compound pendulum.(i.e., a body capable of oscillating about a horizontal axis passing through it.)
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