MCAT Question of the Day


  • Q:

    A pendulum is being built to have a period as consistent as possible over time. It will be built with a heavy mass and nearly massless string, and oscillate in a vacuum. Which of the following external parameters must be most closely controlled to maintain its period?

     

    A

    Illumination of the system

    B

    Elevation of the system

    C

    Mass at the tip of the pendulum

    D

    Sound energy provided to the system



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