Question

A pendulum beats seconds on the earth. Its time period on a stationary satellite of the earth will be

• A. Zero
• B. $1s$
• C. $2s$
• D. Infinity

Answer 1

The correct option is D Infinity

Inside a satellite, every object experiences weightlessness

Therefore Time period of a pendulum inside a satellite is $T=2\pi \sqrt{\frac{L}{g}}$

as $g=0$

$\therefore T=\infty$ (Infinity)

A pendulum beats seconds on the earth. Its time period on a stationary satellite of the earth will be Infinity.